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Sulawesi Pygmy Woodpecker ♀ 𝘠𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘪
Sulawesi Pygmy Woodpecker ♂ 𝘠𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘪
Sulawesi Pygmy Woodpeckers ♀ & ♂
This diminutive species is one of the two #picids (& the only piciforms) occurring east of #WallaceLine
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🔊How has phys geog/tectonics influenced biogeographic realms (faunal boundaries)?
3D: #WallaceLine #LydekkerLine #WeberLine
@esriuk.bsky.social ArcGISOnline #Scene GEBCO 10x exagg
#Evolution #Marsupial v #Mammal @TEEDinosaurs
#30DayMapChallenge Day 6: Dimensions
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Alexander Wallace whose hypothesis were similar to Darwin’s, observed islands in the Indonesian archipelago & noted a distinct divide between the fauna of the western islands, (animals largely of Asian origin), & that of the eastern portion where animals were Australasian.
#WallaceLine
The Wallace Line: A natural border that no species crosses: The Wallace Line divides species in Southeast Asia. A deep ocean trench prevents animal migration. Even flying birds rarely cross it.
#WallaceLine #Biogeography #Evolution #SpeciesDistribution #NaturalHistory #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
The #WallaceLine is a faunal boundary line drawn in 1859 by the British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace and named by the English biologist T.H. Huxley.
It separates the ecozones of Asia and Australasia, delineating Australian and Southeast Asian fauna.
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When @edyong209 starts to explain the #WallaceLine, I discover it IS possible to love him even more than I already do #biogeography #swoon
