{"product_id":"evolution-of-island-mammals-9781119675730","title":"Evolution of Island Mammals","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Beyond the Mainland 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 History of Island Studies 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Island Faunas: Types and Origins 18\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of Islands 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDispersals to Islands 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Candidate Species 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComposition of Island Faunas 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II The Islands and Their Faunas 41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Cyprus 43\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeology and Palaeogeography 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical Palaeontology 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiozones and Faunal Units 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePleistocene 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeculiarities and Evolution of Endemic Mammals 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Crete 56\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeology and Palaeogeography 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical Palaeontology 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiozones and Faunal Units 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeculiarities and Evolution of Endemic Mammals 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Gargano 82\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeology and Palaeogeography 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical Palaeontology 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiozones and Faunal Units 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolution and Peculiarities of Endemic Mammals 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Sicily 110\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeology and Geography 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical Palaeontology 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiozones and Faunal Units 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeculiarities and Evolution of Endemic Mammals 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Malta 128\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeology and Palaeogeography 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical Palaeontology 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiozones and Faunal Units 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeculiarities and Evolution of Endemic Mammals 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Sardinia and Corsica 142\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeology and Palaeogeography 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical Palaeontology 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiozones and Faunal Units 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeculiarities and Evolution of Endemic Mammals 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 The Balearic Islands 178\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeology and Palaeogeography 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical Palaeontology 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiozones and Faunal Units 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeculiarities and Evolution of Endemic Lineages 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Madagascar 200\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeology and Palaeogeography 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical Palaeontology 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiozones and Faunal Units 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Java 236\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeology and Palaeogeography 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical Palaeontology 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiozones and Faunal Units 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeculiarities and Evolution of Endemic Mammals 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Flores 269\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeology and Palaeogeography 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical Palaeontology 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiozones and Faunal Units 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeculiarities and Evolution of Endemic Mammals 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Sulawesi 297\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeology and Palaeogeography 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical Palaeontology 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiozones and Faunal Units 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeculiarities and Evolution of Endemic Mammals 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 The Philippines 312\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeology and Palaeogeography 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical Palaeontology 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiozones and Faunal Units 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeculiarities and Evolution of Endemic Mammals 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 Japan: Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu 331\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeology and Palaeogeography 332\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical Palaeontology 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiozones and Faunal Units 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeculiarities and Evolution of Endemic Mammals 345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17 Japan: The Southern and Central Ryukyu Islands 354\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeology and Palaeogeography 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical Palaeontology 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiozones and Faunal Units 360\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeculiarities and Evolution of Endemic Mammals 367\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18 The Californian Channel Islands 377\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeology and Palaeogeography 378\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical Palaeontology 379\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiozones and Faunal Units 380\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeculiarities and Evolution of Endemic Mammals 381\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e19 The Greater Antilles 388\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeology and Palaeogeography 389\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical Palaeontology 392\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeculiarities and Evolution of Endemic Mammals 399\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e20 The Lesser Antilles 425\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeology and Palaeogeography 426\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical Palaeontology 427\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeculiarities and Evolution of Endemic Mammals 429\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Species and Processes 435\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e21 An Overview of Endemic Species 437\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProboscidea: Mammoths, Elephants, and Stegodons 438\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrimates 439\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSloths 440\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLagomorpha: Rabbits, Hares, and Pikas 441\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRodentia: Rats, Dormice, Hamsters, and Caviomorphs 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