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100 1 _aMacArthur, Robert H.
245 1 4 _aThe theory of island biogeography /
260 _aPrinceton :
_bPrinceton University Press,
_c2001.
300 _axv, 203 p. :
_bill., maps ;
500 _aOriginally published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1967.
505 _aThe importance of islands -- Area and number of species -- Further explanation of the area-diversity pattern -- The strategy of colonization -- Invasibility and the variable niche -- Stepping stones and biotic exchange -- Evolutionary changes following colonization.
520 _aDevelops a general theory to explain the facts of island biogeography which builds on the first principles of population ecology and genetics to explain how distance and area combine to regulate the balance between immigration and extinction in island populations.
650 0 _aBiogeography.
650 0 _aIsland ecology.
700 1 _aWilson, Edward O.
856 4 2 _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/prin051/00051495.html
856 4 1 _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/prin031/00051495.html
856 4 2 _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/prin022/00051495.html
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