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The Song of the Dodo

David Quammen

Explore island biogeography through Wallace's travels and modern fieldwork, then see why isolated habitats and small populations pose difficult conservation choices.

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10 parts, about 35 minutes to read.

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Author
David Quammen
Parts
10 parts
Reading time
about 35 minutes
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What the summary covers

  1. Thirty Six Persian Throw Rugs1 min
  2. The Man Who Knew Islands4 min
  3. So Huge a Bigness5 min
  4. Rarity unto Death4 min
  5. Preston's Bell3 min
  6. The Coming Thing3 min
  7. The Hedgehog of the Amazon4 min
  8. The Song of the Indri4 min
  9. World in Pieces4 min
  10. Message from Aru3 min

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