Welcome to the new website of “Iztok-Zapad” – quality books, knowledge, and inspiration all in one place!
Mysteries of Zoogeography

Mysteries of Zoogeography

Sale -20%
  • 9.20€ / 18.00 лв.
  • 7.36€ / 14.40 лв.

Turn the Page. See the World: This month only, enjoy a 20% discount on all books.

Product Code:
1609-01
ISBN
978-619-152-696-3
SKU
08.0055
Year
19-10-2015
Pages
360
Size
140/215 мм
Weight
0.45 kg
Cover Type
Paperback
Genre
Biology & Evolution, Environment & Zoology

Petar Beron

Petar Beron

Dr. Petar Beron is one of the most significant figures in contemporary Bulgarian science, a world-renowned zoologist, biospeleologist, and researcher of high-mountain fauna. Born in Sofia in 1940, he dedicated nearly half a century to the Institute of Zoology and the National Museum of Natural History at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, serving as its director for eleven years. His academic jour…

Read more

The book explores contemporary trends in zoogeography. Hypotheses for the settlement of the islands of Madagascar, New Zealand, Fiji, New Caledonia and many other areas of the earth and oceans are discussed. This edition raises many questions, some of which about mysteries and real puzzles - how the moa came to New Zealand, why the Madagascar fauna is so different from the African one. There is evidence of the mysterious fauna of caves such as Movile and Ayalon.

Along with the past of Sahara and Antarctica, the fauna of the Balkan Peninsula has not been missed. The separate chapters are accompanied by the most important literature on the issues at stake.

There are no reviews for this product.