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_aGibbs, George W, _eauthor. _9276289 |
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_aGhosts of Gondwana : _bthe history of life in New Zealand / _cGeorge Gibbs. |
246 | 3 | 0 | _aHistory of life in New Zealand |
250 | _aFully revised edition. | ||
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_aNelson, New Zealand : _bPotton & Burton, _c2016. |
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_a367 pages: _billustrations (chiefly colour), maps, photographs ; _c27 cm |
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_atext _2rdacontent |
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_aunmediated _2rdamedia |
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_avolume _2rdacarrier |
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504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references and index. | ||
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_tPreface to Revised Edition -- _tIntroduction -- _gSection 1. _tUnique Aotearoa : -- _g1. _tUnique Aotearoa : endemic life -- _g2. _tSuccess New Zealand style : a parrot and a bat -- _gSection 2. _tSeeking explanations : -- _g3. _tWhat is historical biogeography? -- _g4. _tGondwanan ancestry of the land -- _g5. _tDeep time and fossils -- _g6. _tTracing relationships : family trees -- _g7. _tEphemeral islands -- _gSection 3. _tExplanations for New Zealand's life : -- _g8. _tLandscapes in New Zealand's history -- _g9. _tWindows on past life -- _g10. _tThe drowning myth -- _g11. _tSeeking the ghosts of Gondwana -- _g12. _tTrans-oceanicmiracles : the role of dispersal -- _g13. _tNew Zealand as part of the world : jaw-moth history -- _g14. _tLand uplifted : the alpine zone -- _g15. _tA last-minute cold snap : the Pleistocene -- _g16. _tHuman interventions -- _gSection 4. _tMade in New Zealand : unusual evolutionary opportunities : -- _g17. _tRatites : our giant flightless birds -- _g18. _tThe impact of ghosts in the bush -- _g19. _tEvolution in action : insect singers -- _g20. _tOur herpetological heritage -- _g21. _tWhatever happened to the flowers? -- _g22. _tMolluscan innovators -- _g23. _tStream faunas : the Antarctic linkway? -- _g24. _tConclusions : justification for 'Gondwanan'? -- _tAppendix: Scientific names of plant and animals -- _tGlossary -- _tReferences -- _tIndex. |
520 | _a"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. | ||
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_aBiogeography _zNew Zealand _9621179 |
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_aNatural history _zNew Zealand. _9371855 |
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_aEndemic animals _zNew Zealand _9600877 |
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_aAnimals _zNew Zealand _xHistory _9689299 |
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_aPlants _zNew Zealand _xHistory _9689306 |
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