The Geographical Distribution of Animals

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The Geographical Distribution of Animals is a foundational 19th-century biogeography work by Alfred Russel Wallace that systematically analyzes how and why animal species are distributed across different regions of the world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biogeography book
book
non-fiction book
scientific work
analyzes barriers to dispersal
island faunas
relationship between faunas and geological history
author Alfred Russel Wallace
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
describes Australian region
Ethiopian region
Nearctic ecozone
surface form: Nearctic region

Neotropical region
Oriental region
Palearctic realm
surface form: Palearctic region
field biogeography
zoology
focusesOn amphibians
birds
mammals
reptiles
terrestrial vertebrates
genre scientific literature
hasPart Volume I
Volume II
influenced ecology
evolutionary biology
modern biogeography
influencedBy Charles Darwin
On the Origin of Species
language English
notableFor foundational contribution to biogeography
systematic global classification of animal regions
numberOfVolumes 2
period 19th century
proposes six major zoogeographical regions
publicationYear 1876
publisher The Macmillan Company
surface form: Macmillan
subtitle With a Study of the Relations of Living and Extinct Faunas as Elucidating the Past Changes of the Earth's Surface
supports theory of evolution by natural selection
topic animal distribution
comparative anatomy
evolution
faunal regions
palaeontology
zoogeographical regions
uses climatic data
comparative faunal lists
fossil evidence

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Alfred Russel Wallace notableWork The Geographical Distribution of Animals