#geographicisolation — Public Fediverse posts

Madagascar, located off the African continent in the Indian Ocean, is the oldest #island of the world. It split off from the Indian subcontinent about 100 million years ago. This old age explains why it is a hotspot of biodiversity and home of exotic life-forms like small ring-tailed lemurs and giant #baobab trees. The biodiversity is a result of Madagascar's long geographic isolation.
https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691222622/the-new-natural-history-of-madagascar
#Evolution #Speciation #GeographicIsolation

Madagascar, located off the African continent in the Indian Ocean, is the oldest #island of the world. It split off from the Indian subcontinent about 100 million years ago. This old age explains why it is a hotspot of biodiversity and home of exotic life-forms like small ring-tailed lemurs and giant #baobab trees. The biodiversity is a result of Madagascar's long geographic isolation.
https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691222622/the-new-natural-history-of-madagascar
#Evolution #Speciation #GeographicIsolation