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Historical biogeography of neotropical freshwater fishes edited by James S. Albert, Roberto E. Reis

Tipo de material: Libro
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  Libro impreso(a) y electrónico Idioma: Inglés Detalles de publicación: Berkeley, California, United States University of California Press c2011Descripción: xv, 388 páginas fotografías, ilustraciones, mapas 29 centímetrosTipo de contenido:
  • Texto
Tipo de medio:
  • Computadora
Tipo de soporte:
  • Recurso en línea
ISBN:
  • 0520948505
  • 9780520948501
Tema(s): Formatos físicos adicionales: Historical biogeography of neotropical freshwater fishesClasificación:
  • 597.176 H5
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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 Fishesexplores 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.

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Incluye bibliografía e índice: páginas 367-388

Glosario: páginas 307-366

Contributors.. Preface.. Part One.. Continental Analysis.. 1 Introduction to Neotropical Freshwaters.. 2 Major Biogeographic and Phylogenetic Patterns.. 3 Geological Development of Amazon and Orinoco Basins.. 4 The Paraná-Paraguay Basin: Geology and Paleoenvironments.. 5 Species Richness and Cladal Diversity.. 6 Paleogene Radiations.. 7 Neogene Assembly of Modern Faunas.. 8 The Biogeography of Marine Incursions in South America.. 9 Continental-Scale Tectonic Controls of Biogeography and Ecology.. 10 An Ecological Perspective on Diversity and Distributions.. Part Two.. Regional Analysis.. 11 The Amazon-Paraguay Divide.. 12 The Eastern Brazilian Shield.. 13 The Guiana Shield.. 14 The Vaupes Arch and Casiquiare Canal: Barriers and Passages.. 15 Northern South America: Magdalena and Maracaibo Basin.. 16 The Andes: Riding the Tectonic Uplift.. 17 Nuclear Central America.. 18 Not So Fast: A New Take on the Great American Biotic Interchange.. Glossary.. Literature Cited.. Name Index.. Index

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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 Fishesexplores 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. Inglés