Dataset:  solomon.dat

Sources: 
Diamond, J.M. and E. Mayr (1976). "Species-Area Relation for Birds
of the Solomon Archipelago," Proceedings of the National Academy of the
Sciences, Vol. 73, #1, pp. 262-266.


Diamond, J.M., M.E. Gilpin, and E. Mayr (1976). "Species-Distance Relation for Birds
of the Solomon Archipelago, and the Paradox
of the Great Speciators" Proceedings of the National Academy of the
Sciences, Vol. 73, #6, pp. 216r02-2164.


Description: Numbers of species for birds on 52 Solomon Island, Distance from
Island to source colonists, and Area of Island.

Model Fit: S = (a + b*log(A))*exp{-D^c/dA^e}

where S=species, A=area, D=distance, a,b,c,d,e are parameters.
Phenomenological equation

Variables/Columns
Island   1-20
Species   21-23   /* of species normally living near sea-level  */
Area (sq. mi.)  25-31
Distance  (mi.)  33-39