Hardback
Publication Date: 08/03/2011
The fish faunas of continental South and Central America constitute one of the greatest concentrations of aquatic diversity on Earth, consisting of about 10 percent of all living vertebrate species. Historical Biogeography of Neotropical Freshwater Fishes explores the evolutionary origins of this unique ecosystem. The chapters address central themes in the study of tropical biodiversity: why is the Amazon basin home to so many distinct evolutionary lineages? What roles do ecological specialization, speciation, and extinction play in the formation of regional assemblages? How do dispersal barriers contribute to isolation and diversification? Focusing on whole faunas rather than individual taxonomic groups, this volume shows that the area's high regional diversity is not the result of recent diversification in lowland tropical rainforests. Rather, it is the product of species accumulating over tens of millions of years and across a continental arena.
- ISBN:
- 9780520268685
- 9780520268685
- Category:
- Fishes (ichthyology)
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
- 08-03-2011
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 408
- Dimensions (mm):
- 279x216x28mm
- Weight:
- 1.54kg
Click 'Notify Me' to get an email alert when this item becomes available
Great!
Click on Save to My Library / Lists
Click on Save to My Library / Lists
Select the List you'd like to categorise as, or add your own
Here you can mark if you have read this book, reading it or want to read
Awesome! You added your first item into your Library
Great! The fun begins.
Click on My Library / My Lists and I will take you there
Click on My Library / My Lists and I will take you there
You can find this item in:
Fishes & aquaria
Zoology: Vertebrates
Social impact of environmental issues
Fishes (ichthyology)
Geography
Show more
Show less
Reviews
Be the first to review Historical Biogeography of Neotropical Freshwater Fishes.
Share This Book: