PART
1
Introduction
Evolution of faunal
populations seem to be controlled by nature and nurture. Failure to
comply with these factors could result in extinction of the faunal
elements. Changes in natural conditions are primarily the results of
geologicl and climatological phenomena.
The Pleistocene
epoch spanning a time of about 2 million years BP had witnessed
catastrophic and turbulent periods. Volcanic activities, tectonic up-
as well as downwarp movements, also changes in climatological
conditions had strong influences on the faunal populations of the
epoch. Extinctions, migratory movements, dispearsals and
paleogeographic isolations followed by insularities were the order of
the day.
Changes in the
Pleistocene paleogeographies of Sunda and Banda arc regions having a
strong influence on evolution and extinction of faunal and human
populations in the southeast Asian region.
To
be Continue Part 2……………………………………………
Paleogeography
And Faunal Dispersal
