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. 1965 Dec 17;150(3703):1587-8.
doi: 10.1126/science.150.3703.1587.

Avifauna: Turnover on Islands

E Mayr

Avifauna: Turnover on Islands

E Mayr. Science. .

Abstract

The percentage of endemic species of birds on islands increases with island area at a double logarithmic rate. This relation is apparently due to extinction, which is more rapid the smaller the island. The turnover resulting from extinction and replacement appears to be far more rapid than hitherto suspected.

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