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Zusatztext "I would recommend Humphries and Parenti's book as a key reference text for any biologist interested in biogeography." Heredity! 83! 1999 Informationen zum Autor Christopher J. Humphries, Department of Botany, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD cjh@nhm.ac.uk Dr. Lynne R. Parenti, Division of Fishes, MRC NHB 159, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC 20560, USA parentil@nmnh.si.edu Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung Cladistic biogeography is the study of the historical and evolutionary relationships between species, based on their particular distribution patterns across the earth. This text is an exposition of the history, methods, applications of, and prospects for cladistic biogeography. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 ...
