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_aWallace, Alfred Russel, _d1823-1913 |
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_aThe Geographical Distribution of Animals, Volume 1 : _bWith a study of the relations of living and extinct faunas as elucidating the past changes of the Earth's surface |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2018 |
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_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats |
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| 500 | _aRelease date is 2018-02-06 | ||
| 508 | _aProduced by MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) | ||
| 520 | _a"The Geographical Distribution of Animals, Volume 1" by Alfred Russel Wallace is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book explores the distribution of land animals across various regions of the Earth, examining both living and extinct fauna to shed light on historical geological changes. Wallace's work aims to provide a systematic understanding of zoological geography and the principles that govern the geographical dispersion of species. The opening of the volume sets the stage for a comprehensive investigation of animal distribution. Wallace discusses the necessity of understanding the relationship between the physical characteristics of different regions and their associated animal populations. He outlines the factors that influence distribution, such as climate, vegetation, and geography, and introduces key concepts like "stations" (local areas) and "habitats" (larger geographical zones). Furthermore, he emphasizes the importance of previous geological events and how they have shaped the current distribution patterns, providing a foundation for the detailed analysis that will follow in the subsequent chapters. The preface serves both to contextualize his project and to express gratitude to those who aided in its completion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
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| 653 | _aPaleontology | ||
| 653 | _aZoogeography | ||
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