megapodes, reprise

[Lawrie Conole <>]

I think John probably covered this admirably when he summed up the 
megapode discussion, but I thought it worth mentioning anyhow.

I'm currently reading Penny van Oosterzee's excellent book on Alfred
Russell Wallace and his line (great reading so far).  In chapter 2 she
deals with megapode biogeography, and quotes Jones et. al (1995) thus: 

"... megapode distribution seems to be more affected by the presence of 
carnivores than any biogeographic barrier ...".

Ref's

van Oosterzee, P. (1997). "Where World's Collide.  The Wallace Line." 
(Reed Books, Kew).

Jones, D.N., Dekker, R.W.R.J. & Roselaar,, C.S. (1995). "The Megapodes: 
Megapodidae." (Oxford University Press, Oxford).

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Lawrie Conole
Geelong, Victoria, Australia


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