The biogeography of the macrolepidoptera of south-eastern Polynesia

Auteur :
HOLLOWAY, J. D.

Description :
The distributions and affinities of the macrolepidopteran taxa known from south-eastern Polynesia are investigated and contrasted with various geological hypotheses for the origin of the islands. A colonialist interpretation, long distance dispersal into a westering assemblage of small islands much as seen today, appears to be most probable.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Geojournal. International journal for physical, biological and human geosciences and their application in environmental planning and ecology Wiesbaden, 1983, vol. 7, n°. 6, p. 517-525, Références bibliographiques : 42 réf.

Date :
1983