Christmas Island discovery redraws map of life
Monday, March 23, 2020 - 09:40
in Earth & Climate
The world’s animal distribution map will need to be redrawn and textbooks updated, after researchers discovered the existence of ‘Australian’ species on Christmas Island. The University of Queensland’s Professor Jonathan Aitchison said the finding revises the long-held understanding of the location of one of biology and geography’s most significant barriers – the Wallace line. “The Wallace line […]