| Foundations of Biogeography: Classic Papers with Commentaries Contributor(s): Lomolino, Mark V. (Editor), Sax, Dov F. (Editor), Brown, James H. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0226492370 ISBN-13: 9780226492377 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $63.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2004 Annotation: "Foundations of Biogeography" provides facsimile reprints of seventy-two works that have proven fundamental to the development of the field. From classics by Georges-Louis LeClerc Compte de Buffon, Alexander von Humboldt, and Charles Darwin to equally seminal contributions by Ernst Mayr, Robert MacArthur, and E. O. Wilson, these papers and book excerpts not only reveal biogeography's historical roots but also trace its theoretical and empirical development. Selected and introduced by leading biogeographers, the articles cover a wide variety of taxonomic groups, habitat types, and geographic regions. "Foundations of Biogeography" will be an ideal introduction to the field for beginning students and an essential reference for established scholars of biogeography, ecology, and evolution. List of Contributors John C. Briggs, James H. Brown, Vicki A. Funk, Paul S. Giller, Nicholas J. Gotelli, Lawrence R. Heaney, Robert Hengeveld, Christopher J. Humphries, Mark V. Lomolino, Alan A. Myers, Brett R. Riddle, Dov F. Sax, Geerat J. Vermeij, Robert J. Whittaker |
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| BISAC Categories: - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography - Science | Life Sciences - Ecology |
| Dewey: 578.09 |
| LCCN: 2003018272 |
| Physical Information: 2.57" H x 5.75" W x 10.03" (4.25 lbs) 1328 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
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| Publisher Description: "Foundations of Biogeography provides facsimile reprints of seventy-two works that have proven fundamental to the development of the field. From classics by Georges-Louis LeClerc Compte de Buffon, Alexander von Humboldt, and Charles Darwin to equally seminal contributions by Ernst Mayr, Robert MacArthur, and E. O. Wilson, these papers and book excerpts not only reveal biogeography's historical roots but also trace its theoretical and empirical development. Selected and introduced by leading biogeographers, the articles cover a wide variety of taxonomic groups, habitat types, and geographic regions. "Foundations of Biogeography will be an ideal introduction to the field for beginning students and an essential reference for established scholars of biogeography, ecology, and evolution. List of Contributors John C. Briggs, James H. Brown, Vicki A. Funk, Paul S. Giller, Nicholas J. Gotelli, Lawrence R. Heaney, Robert Hengeveld, Christopher J. Humphries, Mark V. Lomolino, Alan A. Myers, Brett R. Riddle, Dov F. Sax, Geerat J. Vermeij, Robert J. Whittaker |
Contributor Bio(s): Brown, James H.: - James H. Brown is a Distinguished Professor of Biology at the University of New Mexico, and past president of the International Biogeography Society. |