Morphological evolution, aptations, homoplasies, constraints and evolutionary trends : catfishes as a case study on general phylogeny and macroevolution / / Rui Diogo

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910956105003321
• Autore: Diogo Rui
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Enfield, NH, : Science Publishers, c2005
• ISBN: 0-429-07741-6; 1-4822-8008-6; 1-281-94861-6; 9786611948610; 1-57808-662-0
• Edizione: [First edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (502 p.)
• Disciplina: 597/.49
• Soggetti: Catfishes - Phylogeny; Macroevolution
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [461]-480) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: chapter 1 Catfishes: Introduction -- chapter 2 Methodology and Material -- chapter 3 Phylogenetic Analysis -- chapter Diplomystes, -- chapter Helogenes, Callichthys, Corydoras, Loricaria, Hypoptopoma, Lithoxus, Scoloplax, Astroblepus, Nematogenys, Trichomycterus, Hatcheria) -- chapter (Amphilius, -- part (Clarias, Silurus, -- chapter (Erethistes, -- chapter (Paramphilius, -- part Liobagrus, Akysis, Parakysis, Amblyceps, Glyptosternon, Gagata, Erethistes, Hara, Bunocephalus, Aspredo, Xyliphius, Goeldiella, Synodontis, Mochokus, AmiuruS -- chapter (Parakysis, Doras, Pimelodus, Calophysus, -- chapter (Callichthys, -- chapter Gly ptothorax, Cetopsis, Nematogenys, Trichomycterus, Hatcheria, Amphilius, Paramphilius, Andersonia, Belonoglanis, Doumea, Phractura, Trachyglanis, Leptoglanis, Zaireichthys, Clarias, Uegitglanis, Heterobranchus, Heteropneustes) -- chapter Hat cheria, Callichthys, Corydoras, Loricaria, Hypoptopoma, Lithoxus, Scoloplax, Astroblepus) -- chapter Plotosus: [96:1—>0], [98:1-42], [99:0-41], [212:1-40], [242:0->l] Paraplotosus: [264:0—>1] Amblyceps: [9:0—>2] Liobagrus: [47:1-40], [265:0—>1], [348:0-41] ; Parakysis: [47:1—>0], [144:0-41], [185:0-42], [206:0-41], [227:0-41], [236:1—>0], Akysis: [164:1-42], [325:0-41], [428:0-41] Bagarius: [80:0-41], [109:0—>1] Gagata: [5:0-41], [81:0-41], [83:0—>1], [104:0-41], [325:3-40] Glyptostemon: [48:1-42], [139:1-40], [148:2—>0L [178:0-41], [192:0—>1], -- chapter 4 Higher-level Phylogeny and Macroevolution of Catfishes: A Discussion -- chapter 5 Catfishes, Case Studv for General Discussions of Phylogenetic and Macroevolutionary Topics -- chapter References -- chapter Lis t of Abbreviations -- chapter Ind ex.
• Sommario/riassunto: The major aim of this work is, to help clarify the interrelationships of catfishes, with major implications on the study of the general evolution of these fishes. A great part of this work, therefore, deals with a cladistic analysis of catfish higher-level phylogeny based on extensive morphological data, in which are included some terminal taxa not included in previous analyses, but principally a large number of characters traditionally excluded from those analyses, with particular attention being given to catfish morphology. This analysis gives particular importance to complex, integrated structures. It will be interest to students, ichthyologists and biologists working in evolution, taxonomy and phylogeny.