A Brief History of South American Metatherians [[electronic resource] ] : Evolutionary Contexts and Intercontinental Dispersals / / by Francisco Goin, Michael Woodburne, Ana Natalia Zimicz, Gabriel M. Martin, Laura Chornogubsky
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Goin Francisco
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| Titolo: |
A Brief History of South American Metatherians [[electronic resource] ] : Evolutionary Contexts and Intercontinental Dispersals / / by Francisco Goin, Michael Woodburne, Ana Natalia Zimicz, Gabriel M. Martin, Laura Chornogubsky
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| Pubblicazione: | Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. 2016. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (245 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 560 |
| Soggetto topico: | Geobiology |
| Climate change | |
| Radiation protection | |
| Radiation—Safety measures | |
| Biodiversity | |
| Biogeosciences | |
| Climate Change | |
| Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | WoodburneMichael |
| ZimiczAna Natalia | |
| MartinGabriel M | |
| ChornogubskyLaura | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 1. Introduction -- 2. South American Living Metatherians: Physiological Ecology and Constraints -- 3. Dispersal of Vertebrates from between the Americas, Antarctica, and Australia in the Late Cretaceous and Early Cenozoic -- 4. Evolutionary Contexts -- 5. Phylogeny and Diversity of South American Metatherians -- 6. Paleobiology and Adaptations of Paleogene Metatherians -- 7. Milestones in the Evolution of South American Metatherians. . |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book summarizes major aspects of the evolution of South American metatherians, including their epistemologic, phylogenetic, biogeographic, faunal, tectonic, paleoclimatic, and metabolic contexts. A brief overview of the evolution of each major South American lineage ("Ameridelphia", Sparassodonta, Didelphimorphia, Paucituberculata, Microbiotheria, and Polydolopimorphia) is provided. It is argued that due to physiological constraints, metatherian evolution closely followed the conditions imposed by global temperatures. In general terms, during the Paleocene and the early Eocene multiple radiations of metatherian lineages occurred, with many adaptive types exploiting insectivorous, frugivorous, and omnivorous adaptive zones. In turn, a mixture of generalized and specialized types, the latter mainly exploiting carnivorous and granivorous-folivorous adaptive zones, characterized the second half of the Cenozoic. In both periods, climate was the critical driver of their radiation and turnovers. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | A Brief History of South American Metatherians |
| ISBN: | 94-017-7420-X |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910254101903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Springer Earth System Sciences, . 2197-9596