BiogeographyExamines the evolution of life on a constantly changing planet and the results of that process. Explores new insights from plate tectonics; from deep ocean life investigations; from island biogeography; from growing knowledge about past geography, climates and ecology; and from development in evolutionary theory will interest `outdoor' biologists of all kinds, ecologists, students of evolution, oceanographers, paleontologists, and geographers. With numerous maps and diagrams and a bibliography of over 300 references. |
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Introduction | 1 |
Biogeography and Continental Drift | 26 |
Evolution Phylogeny and Geographic Spread | 65 |
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adapted Africa allopatric speciation ancestor angiosperms animals Antarctica apomorphous Australia Axelrod barrier Beringia biogeographic biotas biotic birds blocks test cause changes Chapter cladists classification climate cline competition consider continental drift continents demes depth diploid discussed disjunct distribution divergence ecological endemic equilibrium evolution evolutionary example extinction families fauna fern flora forest fossil frequency gene flow genera genus geographic ranges glaciation Gondwana gradient groups habitats haploid ice sheets immigration insects islands jump dispersal land bridge latitudes latitudinal Laurasia Löve mainland mammals marine marsupials migration North America North Atlantic northern number of species observed occur ocean organisms Pacific pairs Pangaea partitions patterns phenotype phylogenetic plankton plants Pleistocene polyploids populations probably regions result sampling separated shore shown in Figure South southern speciation species-population sporophyte spread subranges surface taxa taxon taxonomic temperature terrestrial Tertiary theory tion transition zone tropical vegetation water masses zonation