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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813604803321

Autore

Craw R. C (Robin C.)

Titolo

Panbiogeography : tracking the history of life / / Robin C. Craw, John R. Grehan, Michael J. Heads

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999

ISBN

0-19-028188-X

1-280-75982-8

9786610759828

0-19-536069-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (238 p.)

Collana

Oxford biogeography series

Altri autori (Persone)

GrehanJohn R

HeadsMichael J

Disciplina

577

578/.09

576.85

Soggetti

Biogeography

Life - Origin

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-220) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1 What Is Panbiogeography?; 2 Life as a Geological Layer: Panbiogeography and the Earth Sciences; 3 Ecology, History, and the Panbiogeography of Africa; 4 Mapping the Trees of Life: Panbiogeography, Phylogenetic Systematics, and Evolutionary Processes; 5 Tracking the Trees of Life: Line, Map, and Matrix; 6 Toward a New Regional Biogeography: The Revival of Biogeographical Classification; 7 Tracks, Nodes, Biodiversity, and Conservation; Glossary; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

1. What Is Panbiogeography?. 2. Life as a Geological Layer: Panbiogeography and the Earth Sciences. 3. Ecology, History, and the Panbiogeography of Africa. 4. Mapping the Trees of Life: Panbiogeography, Phylogenetic Systematics, and Evolutionary Processes. 5. Tracking the Trees of Life: Line, Map, and Matrix. 6. Toward a New Regional Biogeography: The Revival of Biogeographical Classification. 7. Tracks, Nodes, Biodiversity, and Conservation. Glossary. References. Index