Theory of Island Biogeography

Name: Theory of Island Biogeography
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ISBN: 9780691088365

ISBN-10: 0691088365

ISBN-13: 9780691088365

Edition: 2nd 2001 (Revised)

Authors: Robert H. MacArthur, Edward O. Wilson

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Biogeography was stuck in a "natural history phase" dominated by the collection of data, the young Princeton biologists Robert H. MacArthur and Edward O. Wilson argued in 1967. In this book, the authors developed a general theory to explain the facts of island biogeography. The theory 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. The authors then test the theory against data.The Theory of Island Biogeographywas never intended as the last word on the subject. Instead, MacArthur and Wilson sought to stimulate new forms of theoretical and empirical…

Book details

List price: $79.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 3/18/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.43" wide x 8.39" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English

Robert H. MacArthur (1930-1972) was Professor of Biology at Princeton University.

He was born in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1929. He is currently Pellegrino University Research Professor & Honorary Curator in Entomology of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard. He is on the Board of Directors of the Nature Conservancy, Conservation International & the American Museum of Natural History. He lives in Lexington, Massachusetts.



Preface to the Princeton Landmarks in Biology Edition


Preface


Symbols Used



The Importance of Islands



Area and Number of Speicies



Further Explanations of the Area-Diversity Pattern



The Strategy of Colonization



Invasibility and the Variable Niche



Stepping Stones and Biotic Exchange



Evolutionary Changes Following Colonization



Prospect


Glossary


References


Index