Evolution of island mammals : adaptation and extinction of placental mammals on islands /

"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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Bibliographic Details

Other Authors:	Geer, Alexandra van der, 1963-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
Subjects:	Mammals > Evolution. Island animals > Evolution.
Online Access:	Cover image