Christopher J Humphries, Lynne R Parenti

Cladistic Biogeography

Interpreting Patterns of Plant and Animal Distributions

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Produktbeschreibung

The distribution and classification of life on earth has long been of interest to biological theorists, as well as to travellers and explorers. Cladistic biogeography is the study of the historical and evolutionary relationships between species, based on their particular distribution patterns across the earth. Analysis of the distributions of species in different areas of the world can tell us how those species and areas are related, what regions or larger groups of areas exist, and what their origins might be. The first edition of Cladistic Biogeography was published in 1986. It was a concise exposition of the history, methods, applications of, and prospects for cladistic biogeography. Well reviewed, and widely used in teaching, Cladistic Biogeography is still in demand, despite having been out of print for some time. This new edition draws on a wide range of examples, both plant and animal, from marine, terrestrial, and freshwater habitats. It has been updated throughout, with the chapters being rewritten and expanded to incorporate the latest research findings and theoretical and methodological advances in this dynamic field.

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Cladistic biogeography uses the distribution patterns of species to study their historical and evolutionary relationships. Revised extensively to reflect new research, this book is a concise exposition of the history, methods, and current applications in this field. The first edition, published in 1986, received excellent reviews and was widely used as a textbook. This new edition should prove equally popular. It draws on a wide range of animals and plants, from marine, terrestrial, and freshwater habitats, and incorporates the latest advances in this dynamic field.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 199
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juli 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 155mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 467g
• ISBN-13: 9780198548188
• ISBN-10: 0198548184
• Artikelnr.: 21840902

Autorenporträt

Christopher J. Humphries, Department of Botany, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD [e-mail] Dr. Lynne R. Parenti, Division of Fishes, MRC NHB 159, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC 20560, USA [e-mail]

Inhaltsangabe

* Introduction * 1: Historical biogeography. Introduction
Distribution patterns
A history of ideas
Centres of origin
Panbiogeography
Conclusions * 2: Methodological developments. Introduction
Cladistics
Cladistics and biogeography
Discussion
Conclusions * 3: The real world. Introduction
Same pattern: different taxa
Different patterns: different taxa
Geology and the cladistic biogeographer
Conclusions * 4: A new view of the world. Introduction
Tropical versus antitropical
Pangaea, Pacifica, or expanding Earth?
Historical biogeography of the southern end of the world
A new view of the world
Conclusions * Bibliography * Glossary * Index of animal and plant names * General index