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Island Africa : the evolution of Africa's rare animals and plants by Jonathan Kingdon is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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<p>The vastness of Africa and the variety of animals it contains overwhelm any visitor with colors and patterns. Contrary to superficial appearances, however, this monolithic continent is a complex mosaic of landlocked islands--islands which vary from isolated forests in oceans of grassland to lakes in seas of land. The flora and fauna of each of these islands represent a snapshot of millions of years of evolution and the biological reaction to the environment of the past. In this richly illustr
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Jonathan Kingdon
- Publisher
- Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press
- Published
- 1989
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780691085609
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Science, History, Nature
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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