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Biogeography

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Wiley, Nov 29, 1979 - Science - 351 pages
Examines 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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Contents

Starred sections are mathematical
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Biogeography and Continental Drift
26
Evolution Phytogeny and Geographic Spread
65
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Biogeography
Biogeography
E. C. Pielou
Snippet view - 1979

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absences adapted Africa allopatric speciation ancestors angiosperms animals Antarctica apomorphous Australia Axelrod barrier benthos Beringia biogeographic biotas biotic birds blocks boreal cause changes Chapter cladists classification climate competition consider continental drift continents demes depth diploid discussed disjunct distribution diversity ecological endemic equilibrium evolution evolutionary evolved example extinction families fauna flora forest fossil gene genera genus geographic ranges glaciation Gondwana gradient groups habitats hypothesis ice sheets immigrants islands jump dispersal land bridge latitudes latitudinal Laurasia littoral Lystrosaurus mainland mammals marine marsupials migration Miocene North America North Atlantic northern number of species observed occur ocean organisms Pacific pairs Pangaea partitioning patterns phenotype phyletic gradualism plankton plants Pleistocene plesiomorph polyploids populations possible present probably regions result route sampling separated shore shown in Figure South southern speciation species-population subranges surface taxa taxon taxonomic temperature terrestrial theory tion tropical tundra vegetation water masses zonation zone

About the author (1979)

E. C. Pielou is the author of several books, including Af

E. C. Pielou is the author of several books, including After the Ice Age: The Return of Life to Glaciated North Ameriter the Ice Age: The Return of Life to Glaciated North America, A Naturalist's Guide to the Arctic, Fresh Water, Mathemaca, A Naturalist's Guide to the Arctic, Fresh Water, Mathematical Ecology, Biogeography, and The Energy of Nature. tical Ecology, Biogeography, and The Energy of Nature.

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TitleBiogeography
A Wiley-Interscience publication
AuthorE. C. Pielou
Editionillustrated
PublisherWiley, 1979
Original fromthe University of California
Digitized29 Jun 2009
ISBN0471058459, 9780471058458
Length351 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Biogeografia
Biogeography
Evolucion
Evolution
Evolution (Biology)
Geographical distribution of animals and plants
Phytogeography
Science / Life Sciences / Biology
Science / Life Sciences / Ecology
  
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