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The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions Quiz

David Quammen
This Study Guide consists of approximately 30 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Song of the Dodo.
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The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions Quiz

David Quammen
This Study Guide consists of approximately 30 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Song of the Dodo.

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What is a trophic cascade? (from Rarity Unto Death)

2.

What was the result of the experiment Wilson and MacArthur undertook to prove their Krakatau hypothesis? (from The Coming Thing)

3.

What does Quammen say Wilson and MacArthur started with, as they developed their theories? (from The Coming Thing)

4.

What rule governs the relationship between the size of an island and the number of species it can support? (from Preston's Bell)

5.

What distinguished this species for Quammen? Wallace had discovered it there a hundred years ago. Darwin had developed his theory of evolve from observing it. Englishmen had lost their fortunes hunting for specimens. (from Message From Aru)

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