Description - Evolution of Island Mammals by Alexandra van der Geer
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 formidable to their
mainland ancestors.
This timely and innovative book is the first to offer a
much-needed synthesis of recent advances in the exciting field of
the evolution and extinction of fossil insular placental mammals.
It provides a comprehensive overview of current knowledge on fossil
island mammals worldwide, ranging from the Oligocene to the onset
of the Holocene.
The book addresses evolutionary processes and key aspects of
insular mammal biology, exemplified by a variety of fossil species.
The authors discuss the human factor in past extinction events and
loss of insular biodiversity.
This accessible and richly illustrated textbook is written for
graduate level students and professional researchers in
evolutionary biology, palaeontology, biogeography, zoology, and
ecology.
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Evolution of Island Mammals: Adaptation and Extinction of Placental Mammals on Islands
