Giant lizards, pygmy elephants, flesh-eating parrots--these bizarre creatures, and many more of their ilk, suggest that something is different about life on islands. In this fascinating book, the author of The Flight of the Iguana explores island biogeography--the science of the geographic distribution of life on islands--revealing both the gaudy entertainments of island evolution and the dark truth of what island studies have shown about extinction elsewhere. 10 maps. .
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Giant lizards, pygmy elephants, flesh-eating parrots--these bizarre creatures, and many more of their ilk, suggest that something is different about life on islands. In this fascinating book, the author of The Flight of the Iguana explores island biogeography--the science of the geographic distribution of life on islands--revealing both the gaudy entertainments of island evolution and the dark truth of what island studies have shown about extinction elsewhere. 10 maps. .
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Octavo, gold cloth/boards (hardcover), 702 pp. Good. Light edge wear. Small stains on bottom edge of side edges. Inked inscription on dedication page. Dust jacket-very good-light edge wear.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 701 p. Audience: General/trade. 1996 edition with DJ. Book is LIKE NEW. No marks or writing. DJ shows minimal wear
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Like New. Size: 6x1x10; ***Please Read*** Wrapped in plastic-small tear on DJ where previous tag was removed-No marks on text-My shelf location-7-E-20*
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Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 0684800837. First edition, first printing. Hard cover published by Scribner in 1996. Covers are slightly splayed. Book is in very good condition. Dust jacket has a scrape at lower back corner, is price-clipped and is in good plus condition. Large 8vo, 702 pages, 2.3 lb.; Large 8vo 9"-10" tall; 702 pages.
