TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gibbs,George W
TI  - Ghosts of Gondwana: the history of life in New Zealand 
SN  - 9780947503086
AV  - QH197.5 .GE19 2016 
U1  - 578.0993 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Nelson, New Zealand
PB  - Potton & Burton
KW  - Biogeography
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - Natural history
KW  - Endemic animals
KW  - Animals
KW  - History
KW  - Plants
KW  - Gondwana (Continent)
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface to Revised Edition --; Introduction --; Section 1; Unique Aotearoa : --; 1; Unique Aotearoa : endemic life --; 2; Success New Zealand style : a parrot and a bat --; Section 2; Seeking explanations : --; 3; What is historical biogeography? --; 4; Gondwanan ancestry of the land --; 5; Deep time and fossils --; 6; Tracing relationships : family trees --; 7; Ephemeral islands --; Section 3; Explanations for New Zealand's life : --; 8; Landscapes in New Zealand's history --; 9; Windows on past life --; 10; The drowning myth --; 11; Seeking the ghosts of Gondwana --; 12; Trans-oceanicmiracles : the role of dispersal --; 13; New Zealand as part of the world : jaw-moth history --; 14; Land uplifted : the alpine zone --; 15; A last-minute cold snap : the Pleistocene --; 16; Human interventions --; Section 4; Made in New Zealand : unusual evolutionary opportunities : --; 17; Ratites : our giant flightless birds --; 18; The impact of ghosts in the bush --; 19; Evolution in action : insect singers --; 20; Our herpetological heritage --; 21; Whatever happened to the flowers? --; 22; Molluscan innovators --; 23; Stream faunas : the Antarctic linkway? --; 24; Conclusions : justification for 'Gondwanan'? --; Appendix: Scientific names of plant and animals --; Glossary --; References --; Index
N2  - "New Zealand is an extraordinary place, unique on earth, and the remarkable story of how and why life evolved here is the subject of Ghosts of Gondwana."--Publisher's website
ER  -