Alexandra Van Der Geer: 1 book

Book cover of Evolution of Island Mammals

Evolution of Island Mammals

Adaptation and Extinction of Placental Mammals on Islands

by Alexandra van der Geer, John de Vos, George Lyras
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2011

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...
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