Biogeography of Australasia - A Molecular Analysis

A fascinating analysis of the main patterns of distribution and evolution of the Australasian biota.

List of contents

Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. The spatial component of evolution; 2. Evolution in time; 3. Global affinities of Australasian groups; 4. Biogeography of Australia; 5. The Tasman-Coral Sea region: a centre of high biodiversity; 6. Distribution in and around the Tasman region; 7. Biogeography of New Zealand; 8. Biogeography of New Caledonia; 9. Biogeography of New Guinea and neighbouring islands; 10. Biogeography of the Philippines; 11. Conclusions; Glossary; References; Index.

About the author

Michael Heads is a Research Associate at the Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo, NY, USA. He is also an independent scholar living in New Zealand. He has carried out most of his field work in rainforest and in alpine areas and has authored over 70 publications in the areas of biogeography and taxonomy, including his most recent book, Molecular Panbiogeography of the Tropics (2012).

Product details

• Authors: Michael Heads, Michael (Buffalo Museum of Science Heads, Michael J. Heads
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.11.2013
• EAN: 9781107041028
• ISBN: 978-1-107-04102-8
• No. of pages: 503
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Botany; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, NATURE / Ecology, Applied ecology, Biodiversity, Plant Ecology, Botany & plant sciences, Biogeography, Animal Ecology, Australasia, Zoology and animal sciences, Botany and plant sciences, Australia and New Zealand / Aotearoa, Biodiversity / Ecosystems