Island Biogeography
Krakatau – before and after 1883 eruption
Aerial photo of Anak Krakatau and Krakatau
Krakatau today
Central American Coati
Mangrove islands off the Florida coast
Mangrove Island Close-Up
Dan Simberloff on MandolinNick Gotelli on Guitar
Simberloff’s defaunation experiment on Mangroves
Simberloff’s defaunation experiment on Mangroves
Bracken Fern
Bracken Fern - Australia
Number of species found on Bracken Fern
Picture Winged Drosophila
Picture Winged Drosophila – more than 500 species from 1 ancestor
Picture Winged Drosophila – more than 500 species from 1 ancestor
• http://www.pbrc.hawaii.edu/research_news/
Cichlid Diversity
African Rift Lakes
Cichlids from Lake Tanganyika (left) and Lake Malawi (right)
Rift Lake Age, Cichlid Diversity
Lake Age # Cichlid Species
Lake Tanganyika 12 Million years old ~250
Lake Malawi 5 Million years old ~700
Lake Victoria 250,000 to 750,000 ~700
Back to Fragmentation
Elk Migration – Yellowstone - late spring to higher meadows
Pika – victim of climate change?
Edge effectsand island size
Overexploitation
Tokyo Tuna Market
Woolly Mammoth
Giant Elk or Irish Elk
Giant Ground Sloth – 4 m tall
Dire wolf – Canis dirus
Polynesian Migrations
Maori Migration to New Zealand
Upland Moa
Moa Size
Moa Sizes
Nene – Hawaiian flightless goose
Elephant Bird - Madagascar
CarolinaParakeet
Labrador Duck
Great Auk
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