Fundamentals of World Zoogeography

Contents: Foreword. Acknowledgement. 1. An introduction to zoogeography. 2. Life in unstable continents. 3. Climatic changes. 4. Systematic zoogeography. 5. Ecological zoogeography. 6. Continental patters. 7. Islands patters. 8. Species zoogeography. 9. Cultural zoogeography. 10. Bibliography.

"Fundamentals of World Zoogeography deals with the theories that explain the distribution of animals. The diversity of animal is closely related to many physiographic and climatic factors which have influenced the genetic exchange in the geological past. The volume discusses migrations, dispersals and extinctions, both past and present." (jacket)