Island Life - Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Island Life, by Alfred Russel WallaceThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: Island LifeOr the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and FlorasAuthor: Alfred Russel WallaceRelease Date: April 17, 2010 [EBook #32021]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ISLAND LIFE ***Produced by StevenGibbs, Keith Edkins and the OnlineDistributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.netTranscriber's note: A few typographical errors have been corrected. They appear in the text like this, and the explanationwill appear when the mouse pointer is moved over the marked passage.FRONTISPIECEMap shewing the distribution of the true JaysISLAND LIFEORTHE PHENOMENA AND CAUSES OFINSULAR FAUNAS AND FLORASINCLUDING A REVISION AND ATTEMPTED SOLUTION OFTHE PROBLEM OFGEOLOGICAL CLIMATES BYALFRED RUSSEL WALLACEAUTHOR OF "THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO," "THE GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF ANIMALS,""DARWINISM," ETC. SECOND AND REVISED EDITIONLondonMACMILLAN AND CO.AND NEW YORK1895 The Right of Translation and Reproduction is ReservedRichard Clay and Sons, Limited,LONDON AND BUNGAY.First Edition printed 1880 (Med. 8vo).Second Edition 1892 (Extra cr. 8vo). Reprinted 1895.TOSIR JOSEPH DALTON HOOKER,K.C.S.I., C.B ...