Song of the dodo: island biogeography in an age of extinctions. From: Queen's Quarterly | Date: September 22, 1996 | COPYRIGHT 1996 Queen's Quarterly. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

WHY does each island of the Galapagos sport a slightly different variety of tortoise? Why is the Birdwing butterfly found on Aru different from the Birdwing butterfly found on New Guinea? Why are the faunas of New Guinea and Borneo quite different even though their terrains and climates are similar, while the faunas of New Guinea and Australia are similar even though their terrains and climates are different? Famously, questions like these, questions about odd creatures and odd dis...

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