Project Gutenberg 2018-02-06 Public domain in the USA. 272 Wallace, Alfred Russel 1823 1913 Wallace, A. R. (Alfred Russel) Wallace, Russell Wallace, Alfred R. The Geographical Distribution of Animals, Volume 1 With a study of the relations of living and extinct faunas as elucidating the past changes of the Earth's surface Produced by MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Geographical Distribution of Animals, Volume 1" by Alfred Russel Wallace is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book explores the distribution of land animals across various regions of the Earth, examining both living and extinct fauna to shed light on historical geological changes. Wallace's work aims to provide a systematic understanding of zoological geography and the principles that govern the geographical dispersion of species. The opening of the volume sets the stage for a comprehensive investigation of animal distribution. Wallace discusses the necessity of understanding the relationship between the physical characteristics of different regions and their associated animal populations. He outlines the factors that influence distribution, such as climate, vegetation, and geography, and introduces key concepts like "stations" (local areas) and "habitats" (larger geographical zones). Furthermore, he emphasizes the importance of previous geological events and how they have shaped the current distribution patterns, providing a foundation for the detailed analysis that will follow in the subsequent chapters. The preface serves both to contextualize his project and to express gratitude to those who aided in its completion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 51.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Paleontology Zoogeography QL Text Category: Science - Biology Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals Category: Environmental Issues 1782850 2025-09-22T12:25:48.171785 text/html 1938136 2018-02-06T10:56:10 text/html 18251869 2025-09-22T12:26:35.693114 application/epub+zip 18264982 2025-09-22T12:25:58.548768 application/epub+zip 602808 2025-09-22T12:25:51.207814 application/epub+zip 19467979 2025-09-22T12:26:53.397973 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 19458162 2025-09-22T12:26:27.087606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1087872 2022-08-25T12:30:07.733971 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1300342 2025-09-22T12:25:41.029845 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1296353 2018-02-06T10:55:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19178 2025-09-22T12:26:53.712948 application/rdf+xml 7021 2025-09-22T12:25:51.652762 image/jpeg 1309 2025-09-22T12:25:51.436775 image/jpeg 398985 2018-02-06T10:56:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 31775483 2018-02-06T10:56:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 32053127 2025-09-22T12:25:48.607849 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia