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Using a fresh approach that classifies birds according to their bioclimatic characteristics, Clive Finlayson views the history and distribution of Palearctic birds from a radical new angle. History and chance events play a central role in a story that has its origins before the asteroid impact that finished off the dinosaurs. In this book, Finlayson shows that the avifauna of the Palearctic long predates the glaciations of the last two million years, and had established itself gradually during the turbulent times of the Miocene and Pliocene, the lifting of Tibet and the drying of the continents having a major influence on these birds. Those that made it to the start of the glaciations were equipped to deal with whatever the climate could throw at them. They were the avian survivors, and they are still here with us today. Packed with figures and with a rich colour section, Avian Survivors tells the definitive story of the birds of the Palearctic, across space and time.Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-139780713688658
eBay Product ID (ePID)179838048
Product Key Features
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameAvian Survivors: the History and Biogeography of Palearctic Birds
Publication Year2011
SubjectGeography & Geosciences, Geology, Zoology, Biology
TypeTextbook
AuthorProf. Clive Finlayson
SeriesPoyser Monographs
Dimensions
Item Height234 mm
Item Weight871 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorProf. Clive Finlayson