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First published in 1876, this comprehensive two-volume set presents Alfred Russel Wallace's findings on the distribution of thousands of animal and bird species. Volume 1 explores classification, migration and geological conditions in a diverse range of zoological regions worldwide, contributing to a landmark study in zoology and evolutionary biology.

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Preface; Part I. The Principles and General Phenomena of Distribution: 1. Introductory; 2. The means of dispersal and the migration of animals; 3. Distribution as affected by the conditions and changes of the earth's surface; 4. On zoological regions; 5. Classification as affecting the study of geographical distribution; Part II. On the Distribution of Extinct Animals: 6. The extinct mammalia of the Old World; 7. Extinct mammalia of the New World; 8. Various extinct animals; – and on the antiquity of the genera of insects and land-mollusca; Part III. Zoological Geography: A Review of the Chief Forms of Life in the Several Regions and Sub-Regions, with the Indications They Afford of Geographical Mutations: 9. The order of succession of the region. Cosmopolitan groups of animals. Tables of distribution; 10. The Palaearctic region; 11. The Ethiopian region; 12. The Oriental region; 13. The Australian region; Index.

The Geographical Distribution of Animals Volume 1

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 11 March 2011
      ISBN-13 9781108037846
      978-1108037846
      ISBN-10 1108037844
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      Zoology and animal sciences

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      First published in 1876, this comprehensive two-volume set presents Alfred Russel Wallace's findings on the distribution of thousands of animal and bird species. Volume 1 explores classification, migration and geological conditions in a diverse range of zoological regions worldwide, contributing to a landmark study in zoology and evolutionary biology.

      Table of Contents
      Preface; Part I. The Principles and General Phenomena of Distribution: 1. Introductory; 2. The means of dispersal and the migration of animals; 3. Distribution as affected by the conditions and changes of the earth's surface; 4. On zoological regions; 5. Classification as affecting the study of geographical distribution; Part II. On the Distribution of Extinct Animals: 6. The extinct mammalia of the Old World; 7. Extinct mammalia of the New World; 8. Various extinct animals; – and on the antiquity of the genera of insects and land-mollusca; Part III. Zoological Geography: A Review of the Chief Forms of Life in the Several Regions and Sub-Regions, with the Indications They Afford of Geographical Mutations: 9. The order of succession of the region. Cosmopolitan groups of animals. Tables of distribution; 10. The Palaearctic region; 11. The Ethiopian region; 12. The Oriental region; 13. The Australian region; Index.

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