{"product_id":"evolution-of-island-mammals-alexandra-van-der-geer-9781119675730","title":"Evolution of Island Mammals 2e","description":"\u003cb\u003eEVOLUTION OF ISLAND MAMMALS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolution 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvolution of Island Mammals, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e, provides an updated and expanded overview of the 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders familiar with the first edition will find here a host of updated and enhanced material, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn entirely new chapter on the island rule\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpdated and expanded theoretical chapters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpdated and improved taxonomic information\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExtensive coverage of new discoveries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBody masses or body size indices for most extinct island mammals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew figures visualizing the richness of the fossil record\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis accessible and richly illustrated textbook is written for graduate level students and professional researchers in evolutionary biology, palaeontology, biogeography, zoology, and ecology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexandra Van Der Geer, George Lyras, John De Vos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1119675731\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781119675730\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.31d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alexandra Van Der Geer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43943980531967,"sku":"9781119675730","price":126.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4b3aca2b-63c0-4c4a-9585-baa742322e89.jpg?v=1681501106","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/evolution-of-island-mammals-alexandra-van-der-geer-9781119675730","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}