Where Worlds Collide

by Penny van Oosterzee

Book Overview

Alfred Russel Wallace, the father of biogeography, discovered the flora and fauna of the South East Asian islands and the extraordinary way in which they are geographically distinct. In a lively historical narrative, Penny van Oosterzee tells the story of his achievement. His legacy is the Wallace Line, a faunal barrier separating the Asian from the Australian: monkeys from kangaroos, weaver birds from cockatoos, and pheasants from parrots. This invisible...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801484979
• ISBN13: 9780801484971
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"