Robert A. Martin / Anthony D. Barnosky (eds.)

Morphological Change in Quaternary Mammals of North America

Herausgeber: Barnosky, Anthony D.; Martin, Robert A.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 428
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juli 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 646g
• ISBN-13: 9780521020817
• ISBN-10: 0521020816
• Artikelnr.: 21739614

Inhaltsangabe

1. Quaternary mammals and evolutionary theory: introductory remarks and
historical perspective Robert A. Martin and Anthony D. Barnosky; 2. A
method for recognizing morphological stasis Deborah K. Anderson; 3. Mosaic
evolution at the population level in Microtus pennsylvanicus Anthony D.
Barnosky; 4. Variogram analysis of paleontological data Andrew P.
Czebieniak; 5. Morphological change in quaternary mammals: a role for
species interactions? Tamar Dayan, Daniel Simberloff and Eitan Tchernov; 6.
Rates of evolution in Plio-Pleistocene mammals: six case studies Philip D.
Gingerich; 7. Patterns of dental variation and evolution in prairie dogs,
genus Cynomys H. Thomas Goodwin; 8. Quantitative and qualitative evolution
in the giant armadillo Holmesina (Edentata: Pampatheriidae) in Florida
Richard C. Hulbert, Jr. and Gary S. Morgan; 9. Evolution of mammoths and
moose: the holarctic perspective Adrian M. Lister; 10. Evolution of
hypsodonty and enamel structure in Plio-Pleistocene rodents Larry D.
Martin; 11. Patterns of variation and speciation in Quaternary rodents
Robert A. Martin; 12. Decrease in the body size of white-tailed deer
(Odocoileus virginianus) during the late Holocene in South Carolina and
Georgia James R. Purdue and Elizabeth J. Reitz; 13. Short-term fluctuations
in small mammals of the late Pleistocene from Eastern Washington John M.
Rensberger and Anthony D. Barnosky; 14. Size change in North American
Quaternary jaguars Kevin Seymour; 15. Ontogenetic change of Ondatra
zibethicus (Arvicolidae, Rodentia) cheek teeth analyzed by digital image
processing Laurent Viriot, Jean Chaline, Andre Schaff and Eric Le Boulenge;
16. Morphological change in woodrat (Rodentia: Cricetidae) molars Richard
J. Zakrzewski; Index.