Evolution of island mammals : adaptation and extinction of placental mammals on islands / Alexandra van der Geer ... [et al.].
"Evolution on islands differs in a number of important ways from evolution on mainland areas. Over millions of years of isolation, exceptional and sometimes bizarre mammals evolved on islands, such as pig-sized elephants and hippos, giant rats and gorilla-sized lemurs that would have been form...
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| Other Authors: |
Geer, Alexandra van der. |
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| Format: | Book
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| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, NJ :
Wiley-Blackwell,
2010.
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