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The beginning of the age of mammals [[electronic resource] /] / Kenneth D. Rose
The beginning of the age of mammals [[electronic resource] /] / Kenneth D. Rose
Autore Rose Kenneth David <1949->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (448 p.)
Disciplina 569
Soggetto topico Paleontology - Cenozoic
Mammals - History
Mammals - Evolution
Life - Origin
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 0-8018-9221-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1 Introduction""; ""THE EARLY CENOZIC MAMMALIAN RADIATION""; ""TIMING OF THE CROWN-THERIAN RADIATION""; ""MAMMALIAN PHYLOGENY, INTERRELATIONSHIPS, AND CLASSIFICATION""; ""GEOCHRONOLOGY AND BIOCHRONOLOGY OF THE EARLY CENOZOIC""; ""PALEOGEOGRAPHIC SETTING DURING THE BEGINNING OF THE AGE OF MAMMALS""; ""PALEOCENE-EOCENE CLIMATE AND FLORA""; ""ORGANIZATION OF THE VOLUME""; ""2 Mammalian Skeletal Structure and Adaptations""; ""SKULL""; ""DENTITION""; ""POSTCRANIAL SKELETON""; ""SKELETAL ADAPTATIONS""; ""3 The Origin of Mammals""
""WHAT IS A MAMMAL?""""THE EVOLUTIONARY TRANSITION TO MAMMALS""; ""4 Synopsis of Mesozoic Mammal Evolution""; ""HISTORICAL BACKGROUND""; ""THE OLDEST MAMMALS""; ""DOCODONTA""; ""MULTITUBERCULATA""; ""EUTRICONODONTA""; ""SYMMETRODONTS""; ""EUPANTOTHERES""; ""TRIBOSPHENIC MAMMALS""; ""MESOZOIC MAMMALS OF UNCERTAIN AFFINITY""; ""5 Metatheria: Marsupials and Their Relatives""; ""BASAL METATHERIANS""; ""PRIMITIVE MARSUPIALS""; ""6 Earliest Eutherian Mammals""; ""7 Cimolesta""; ""DIDELPHODONTA AND OTHER PRIMITIVE CIMOLESTA""; ""DIDYMOCONIDAE""; ""PANTOLESTA""; ""APATOTHERIA""; ""TAENIODONTA""
""TILLODONTIA""""PANTODONTA""; ""8 Creodonta and Carnivora""; ""CREODONTA""; ""CARNIVORA""; ""9 Insectivora""; ""LEPTICTIDA""; ""LIPOTYPHLA""; ""10 Archonta: Bats, Dermopterans, Primates, and Tree Shrews""; ""CHIROPTERA""; ""DERMOPTERA""; ""PRIMATES AND PLESIADAPIFORMES""; ""SCANDENTIA""; ""11 “Edentates:� Xenarthra and Pholidota""; ""XENARTHRA""; ""PHOLIDOTA""; ""12 Archaic Ungulates""; ""OLDEST UNGULATE RELATIVES""; ""CONDYLARTHRA: ARCHAIC UNGULATES""; ""ARCTOSTYLOPIDA""; ""MERIDIUNGULATA: ENDEMIC SOUTH AMERICAN UNGULATES""; ""DINOCERATA""
""13 Altungulata: Perissodactyls, Hyraxes, and Tethytheres""""PERISSODACTYLA""; ""PAENUNGULATA""; ""14 Cete and Artiodactyla""; ""CETE AND CETACEA""; ""ARTIODACTYLA""; ""15 Anagalida: Rodents, Lagomorphs, and Their Relatives""; ""PRIMITIVE ASIAN ANAGALIDANS AND POSSIBLE ANAGALIDANS""; ""MACROSCELIDEA""; ""GLIRES""; ""16 Reflections and Speculations on the Beginning of the Age of Mammals""; ""EARLY CENOZOIC MAMMAL RECORD""; ""SYNOPSIS OF PALEOCENE AND EOCENE MAMMALS""; ""A FINAL NOTE""; ""Literature Cited""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""
""L""""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z""
Record Nr. UNINA-9910453900803321
Rose Kenneth David <1949->  
Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006
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The beginning of the age of mammals [[electronic resource] /] / Kenneth D. Rose
The beginning of the age of mammals [[electronic resource] /] / Kenneth D. Rose
Autore Rose Kenneth David <1949->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (448 p.)
Disciplina 569
Soggetto topico Paleontology - Cenozoic
Mammals - History
Mammals - Evolution
Life - Origin
ISBN 0-8018-9221-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1 Introduction""; ""THE EARLY CENOZIC MAMMALIAN RADIATION""; ""TIMING OF THE CROWN-THERIAN RADIATION""; ""MAMMALIAN PHYLOGENY, INTERRELATIONSHIPS, AND CLASSIFICATION""; ""GEOCHRONOLOGY AND BIOCHRONOLOGY OF THE EARLY CENOZOIC""; ""PALEOGEOGRAPHIC SETTING DURING THE BEGINNING OF THE AGE OF MAMMALS""; ""PALEOCENE-EOCENE CLIMATE AND FLORA""; ""ORGANIZATION OF THE VOLUME""; ""2 Mammalian Skeletal Structure and Adaptations""; ""SKULL""; ""DENTITION""; ""POSTCRANIAL SKELETON""; ""SKELETAL ADAPTATIONS""; ""3 The Origin of Mammals""
""WHAT IS A MAMMAL?""""THE EVOLUTIONARY TRANSITION TO MAMMALS""; ""4 Synopsis of Mesozoic Mammal Evolution""; ""HISTORICAL BACKGROUND""; ""THE OLDEST MAMMALS""; ""DOCODONTA""; ""MULTITUBERCULATA""; ""EUTRICONODONTA""; ""SYMMETRODONTS""; ""EUPANTOTHERES""; ""TRIBOSPHENIC MAMMALS""; ""MESOZOIC MAMMALS OF UNCERTAIN AFFINITY""; ""5 Metatheria: Marsupials and Their Relatives""; ""BASAL METATHERIANS""; ""PRIMITIVE MARSUPIALS""; ""6 Earliest Eutherian Mammals""; ""7 Cimolesta""; ""DIDELPHODONTA AND OTHER PRIMITIVE CIMOLESTA""; ""DIDYMOCONIDAE""; ""PANTOLESTA""; ""APATOTHERIA""; ""TAENIODONTA""
""TILLODONTIA""""PANTODONTA""; ""8 Creodonta and Carnivora""; ""CREODONTA""; ""CARNIVORA""; ""9 Insectivora""; ""LEPTICTIDA""; ""LIPOTYPHLA""; ""10 Archonta: Bats, Dermopterans, Primates, and Tree Shrews""; ""CHIROPTERA""; ""DERMOPTERA""; ""PRIMATES AND PLESIADAPIFORMES""; ""SCANDENTIA""; ""11 “Edentates:� Xenarthra and Pholidota""; ""XENARTHRA""; ""PHOLIDOTA""; ""12 Archaic Ungulates""; ""OLDEST UNGULATE RELATIVES""; ""CONDYLARTHRA: ARCHAIC UNGULATES""; ""ARCTOSTYLOPIDA""; ""MERIDIUNGULATA: ENDEMIC SOUTH AMERICAN UNGULATES""; ""DINOCERATA""
""13 Altungulata: Perissodactyls, Hyraxes, and Tethytheres""""PERISSODACTYLA""; ""PAENUNGULATA""; ""14 Cete and Artiodactyla""; ""CETE AND CETACEA""; ""ARTIODACTYLA""; ""15 Anagalida: Rodents, Lagomorphs, and Their Relatives""; ""PRIMITIVE ASIAN ANAGALIDANS AND POSSIBLE ANAGALIDANS""; ""MACROSCELIDEA""; ""GLIRES""; ""16 Reflections and Speculations on the Beginning of the Age of Mammals""; ""EARLY CENOZOIC MAMMAL RECORD""; ""SYNOPSIS OF PALEOCENE AND EOCENE MAMMALS""; ""A FINAL NOTE""; ""Literature Cited""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""
""L""""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z""
Record Nr. UNINA-9910782605903321
Rose Kenneth David <1949->  
Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006
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The beginning of the age of mammals [[electronic resource] /] / Kenneth D. Rose
The beginning of the age of mammals [[electronic resource] /] / Kenneth D. Rose
Autore Rose Kenneth David <1949->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (448 p.)
Disciplina 569
Soggetto topico Paleontology - Cenozoic
Mammals - History
Mammals - Evolution
Life - Origin
ISBN 0-8018-9221-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1 Introduction""; ""THE EARLY CENOZIC MAMMALIAN RADIATION""; ""TIMING OF THE CROWN-THERIAN RADIATION""; ""MAMMALIAN PHYLOGENY, INTERRELATIONSHIPS, AND CLASSIFICATION""; ""GEOCHRONOLOGY AND BIOCHRONOLOGY OF THE EARLY CENOZOIC""; ""PALEOGEOGRAPHIC SETTING DURING THE BEGINNING OF THE AGE OF MAMMALS""; ""PALEOCENE-EOCENE CLIMATE AND FLORA""; ""ORGANIZATION OF THE VOLUME""; ""2 Mammalian Skeletal Structure and Adaptations""; ""SKULL""; ""DENTITION""; ""POSTCRANIAL SKELETON""; ""SKELETAL ADAPTATIONS""; ""3 The Origin of Mammals""
""WHAT IS A MAMMAL?""""THE EVOLUTIONARY TRANSITION TO MAMMALS""; ""4 Synopsis of Mesozoic Mammal Evolution""; ""HISTORICAL BACKGROUND""; ""THE OLDEST MAMMALS""; ""DOCODONTA""; ""MULTITUBERCULATA""; ""EUTRICONODONTA""; ""SYMMETRODONTS""; ""EUPANTOTHERES""; ""TRIBOSPHENIC MAMMALS""; ""MESOZOIC MAMMALS OF UNCERTAIN AFFINITY""; ""5 Metatheria: Marsupials and Their Relatives""; ""BASAL METATHERIANS""; ""PRIMITIVE MARSUPIALS""; ""6 Earliest Eutherian Mammals""; ""7 Cimolesta""; ""DIDELPHODONTA AND OTHER PRIMITIVE CIMOLESTA""; ""DIDYMOCONIDAE""; ""PANTOLESTA""; ""APATOTHERIA""; ""TAENIODONTA""
""TILLODONTIA""""PANTODONTA""; ""8 Creodonta and Carnivora""; ""CREODONTA""; ""CARNIVORA""; ""9 Insectivora""; ""LEPTICTIDA""; ""LIPOTYPHLA""; ""10 Archonta: Bats, Dermopterans, Primates, and Tree Shrews""; ""CHIROPTERA""; ""DERMOPTERA""; ""PRIMATES AND PLESIADAPIFORMES""; ""SCANDENTIA""; ""11 “Edentates:� Xenarthra and Pholidota""; ""XENARTHRA""; ""PHOLIDOTA""; ""12 Archaic Ungulates""; ""OLDEST UNGULATE RELATIVES""; ""CONDYLARTHRA: ARCHAIC UNGULATES""; ""ARCTOSTYLOPIDA""; ""MERIDIUNGULATA: ENDEMIC SOUTH AMERICAN UNGULATES""; ""DINOCERATA""
""13 Altungulata: Perissodactyls, Hyraxes, and Tethytheres""""PERISSODACTYLA""; ""PAENUNGULATA""; ""14 Cete and Artiodactyla""; ""CETE AND CETACEA""; ""ARTIODACTYLA""; ""15 Anagalida: Rodents, Lagomorphs, and Their Relatives""; ""PRIMITIVE ASIAN ANAGALIDANS AND POSSIBLE ANAGALIDANS""; ""MACROSCELIDEA""; ""GLIRES""; ""16 Reflections and Speculations on the Beginning of the Age of Mammals""; ""EARLY CENOZOIC MAMMAL RECORD""; ""SYNOPSIS OF PALEOCENE AND EOCENE MAMMALS""; ""A FINAL NOTE""; ""Literature Cited""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""
""L""""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z""
Record Nr. UNINA-9910826810403321
Rose Kenneth David <1949->  
Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006
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Evolution of island mammals [[electronic resource] ] : adaptation and extinction of placental mammals on islands / / Alexandra van der Geer ... [et al.]
Evolution of island mammals [[electronic resource] ] : adaptation and extinction of placental mammals on islands / / Alexandra van der Geer ... [et al.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (509 p.)
Disciplina 569.09142
599.13/809142
599.13809142
Altri autori (Persone) GeerAlexandra van der
Soggetto topico Mammals - Evolution
Island animals - Evolution
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-282-91415-4
9786612914157
1-4443-2398-9
1-4443-2399-7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Machine generated contents note: Preface. -- Part I Beyond the Mainland. -- 1 Introduction. -- 2 History of Island Studies. -- 3 Factors that Influence Island Faunas. -- Types of Islands. -- Dispersals to Islands. -- The Candidate Species. -- Composition of Island Faunas. -- Part II The Islands and Their Faunas. -- 4 Cyprus. -- Geology and Palaeogeography -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 5 Crete. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 6 Gargano. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 7 Sicily. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 8 Malta. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 9 Sardinia and Corsica. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 10 The Balearic Islands. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 11 Madagascar. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 12 Java. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 13 Flores. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 14 Sulawesi. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 15 The Philippines. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 16 Japan. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 17 The Southern and Central Ryukyu Islands. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 18 The Californian Channel Islands. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 19 The West Indies. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- Part III Species and Processes. -- 20 Elephants, Mammoths, Stegodons and Mastodons. -- Distribution and Range. -- Dispersals. -- Taxonomic Confusions. -- Common Morphological Traits. -- Other Common Trends. -- 21 Rabbits, Hares and Pikas. -- Distribution and Range. -- Common Morphological Traits. -- Other Common Trends. -- Dispersal of Lagomorphs. -- 22 Rats, Dormice, Hamsters, Caviomorphs and other Rodents. -- Distribution and Range. -- Common Morphological Traits. -- Remark on Taphonomy. -- 23 Insectivores and Bats. -- Distribution and Range. -- Common Morphological Traits. -- 24 Cervids and Bovids. -- Distribution and Range. -- Common Morphological Traits. -- Taxonomic Confusions. -- 25 Hippopotamuses and Pigs. -- Distribution and Range. -- Common Morphological Traits. -- Taxonomic Confusions. -- 26 Carnivores. -- Distribution and Range. -- Common Morphological Traits. -- Taxonomic Confusions. -- 27 Patterns and Trends. -- Dwarfism and Gigantism. -- Increased Size Variation. -- Shorter Limbs and Stiff Joints. -- Increased Grinding Force. -- Neurological Changes. -- Changes in Metabolism. -- 28 Evolutionary Processes in Island Environments. -- Types of Speciation on Islands. -- Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors. -- 29 Extinction of Insular Endemics. -- Natural Disasters. -- Disappearance of the Island. -- Competition by New Species. -- Effects of Exotic Predators. -- Transmission of Diseases. -- Habitat Loss. -- Hunting to Extinction. -- References. -- Index.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910140874503321
Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
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Evolution of island mammals [[electronic resource] ] : adaptation and extinction of placental mammals on islands / / Alexandra van der Geer ... [et al.]
Evolution of island mammals [[electronic resource] ] : adaptation and extinction of placental mammals on islands / / Alexandra van der Geer ... [et al.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (509 p.)
Disciplina 569.09142
599.13/809142
599.13809142
Altri autori (Persone) GeerAlexandra van der
Soggetto topico Mammals - Evolution
Island animals - Evolution
ISBN 1-282-91415-4
9786612914157
1-4443-2398-9
1-4443-2399-7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Machine generated contents note: Preface. -- Part I Beyond the Mainland. -- 1 Introduction. -- 2 History of Island Studies. -- 3 Factors that Influence Island Faunas. -- Types of Islands. -- Dispersals to Islands. -- The Candidate Species. -- Composition of Island Faunas. -- Part II The Islands and Their Faunas. -- 4 Cyprus. -- Geology and Palaeogeography -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 5 Crete. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 6 Gargano. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 7 Sicily. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 8 Malta. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 9 Sardinia and Corsica. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 10 The Balearic Islands. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 11 Madagascar. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 12 Java. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 13 Flores. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 14 Sulawesi. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 15 The Philippines. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 16 Japan. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 17 The Southern and Central Ryukyu Islands. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 18 The Californian Channel Islands. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 19 The West Indies. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- Part III Species and Processes. -- 20 Elephants, Mammoths, Stegodons and Mastodons. -- Distribution and Range. -- Dispersals. -- Taxonomic Confusions. -- Common Morphological Traits. -- Other Common Trends. -- 21 Rabbits, Hares and Pikas. -- Distribution and Range. -- Common Morphological Traits. -- Other Common Trends. -- Dispersal of Lagomorphs. -- 22 Rats, Dormice, Hamsters, Caviomorphs and other Rodents. -- Distribution and Range. -- Common Morphological Traits. -- Remark on Taphonomy. -- 23 Insectivores and Bats. -- Distribution and Range. -- Common Morphological Traits. -- 24 Cervids and Bovids. -- Distribution and Range. -- Common Morphological Traits. -- Taxonomic Confusions. -- 25 Hippopotamuses and Pigs. -- Distribution and Range. -- Common Morphological Traits. -- Taxonomic Confusions. -- 26 Carnivores. -- Distribution and Range. -- Common Morphological Traits. -- Taxonomic Confusions. -- 27 Patterns and Trends. -- Dwarfism and Gigantism. -- Increased Size Variation. -- Shorter Limbs and Stiff Joints. -- Increased Grinding Force. -- Neurological Changes. -- Changes in Metabolism. -- 28 Evolutionary Processes in Island Environments. -- Types of Speciation on Islands. -- Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors. -- 29 Extinction of Insular Endemics. -- Natural Disasters. -- Disappearance of the Island. -- Competition by New Species. -- Effects of Exotic Predators. -- Transmission of Diseases. -- Habitat Loss. -- Hunting to Extinction. -- References. -- Index.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910830025203321
Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
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Evolution of island mammals [[electronic resource] ] : adaptation and extinction of placental mammals on islands / / Alexandra van der Geer ... [et al.]
Evolution of island mammals [[electronic resource] ] : adaptation and extinction of placental mammals on islands / / Alexandra van der Geer ... [et al.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (509 p.)
Disciplina 569.09142
599.13/809142
599.13809142
Altri autori (Persone) GeerAlexandra van der
Soggetto topico Mammals - Evolution
Island animals - Evolution
ISBN 1-282-91415-4
9786612914157
1-4443-2398-9
1-4443-2399-7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Machine generated contents note: Preface. -- Part I Beyond the Mainland. -- 1 Introduction. -- 2 History of Island Studies. -- 3 Factors that Influence Island Faunas. -- Types of Islands. -- Dispersals to Islands. -- The Candidate Species. -- Composition of Island Faunas. -- Part II The Islands and Their Faunas. -- 4 Cyprus. -- Geology and Palaeogeography -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 5 Crete. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 6 Gargano. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 7 Sicily. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 8 Malta. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 9 Sardinia and Corsica. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 10 The Balearic Islands. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 11 Madagascar. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 12 Java. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 13 Flores. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 14 Sulawesi. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 15 The Philippines. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 16 Japan. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 17 The Southern and Central Ryukyu Islands. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 18 The Californian Channel Islands. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 19 The West Indies. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- Part III Species and Processes. -- 20 Elephants, Mammoths, Stegodons and Mastodons. -- Distribution and Range. -- Dispersals. -- Taxonomic Confusions. -- Common Morphological Traits. -- Other Common Trends. -- 21 Rabbits, Hares and Pikas. -- Distribution and Range. -- Common Morphological Traits. -- Other Common Trends. -- Dispersal of Lagomorphs. -- 22 Rats, Dormice, Hamsters, Caviomorphs and other Rodents. -- Distribution and Range. -- Common Morphological Traits. -- Remark on Taphonomy. -- 23 Insectivores and Bats. -- Distribution and Range. -- Common Morphological Traits. -- 24 Cervids and Bovids. -- Distribution and Range. -- Common Morphological Traits. -- Taxonomic Confusions. -- 25 Hippopotamuses and Pigs. -- Distribution and Range. -- Common Morphological Traits. -- Taxonomic Confusions. -- 26 Carnivores. -- Distribution and Range. -- Common Morphological Traits. -- Taxonomic Confusions. -- 27 Patterns and Trends. -- Dwarfism and Gigantism. -- Increased Size Variation. -- Shorter Limbs and Stiff Joints. -- Increased Grinding Force. -- Neurological Changes. -- Changes in Metabolism. -- 28 Evolutionary Processes in Island Environments. -- Types of Speciation on Islands. -- Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors. -- 29 Extinction of Insular Endemics. -- Natural Disasters. -- Disappearance of the Island. -- Competition by New Species. -- Effects of Exotic Predators. -- Transmission of Diseases. -- Habitat Loss. -- Hunting to Extinction. -- References. -- Index.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910841632503321
Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
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Forerunners of mammals [[electronic resource] ] : radiation, histology, biology / / edited by Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan
Forerunners of mammals [[electronic resource] ] : radiation, histology, biology / / edited by Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan
Pubbl/distr/stampa Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, 2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (373 p.)
Disciplina 567.9/3
Altri autori (Persone) Chinsamy-TuranAnusuya
Collana Life of the past
Soggetto topico Reptiles, Fossil
Mammals - Evolution
Bones - Histology
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-280-59650-3
9786613626332
0-253-00533-7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Contributors; 1 The Origin and Radiation of Therapsids; 2 Therapsid Biodiversity Patterns and Paleoenvironments of the Karoo Basin, South Africa; 3 The Microstructure of Bones and Teeth of Nonmammalian Therapsids; 4 The Paleobiology and Bone Microstructure of Pelycosaurian-Grade Synapsids; 5 Dicynodont Growth Dynamics and Lifestyle Adaptations; 6 Biological Inferences of the Cranial Microstructure of the Dicynodonts Oudenodon and Lystrosaurus; 7 Bone and Dental Histology of Late Triassic Dicynodonts from North America
8 Bone Histology of Some Therocephalians and Gorgonopsians, and Evidence of Bone Degradation by Fungi9 The Radiation and Osteohistology of Nonmammaliaform Cynodonts; 10 The Radiation, Bone Histology, and Biology of Early Mammals; 11 The Evolution of Mammalian Endothermy; References; Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910457399103321
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Forerunners of mammals [[electronic resource] ] : radiation, histology, biology / / edited by Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan
Forerunners of mammals [[electronic resource] ] : radiation, histology, biology / / edited by Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan
Pubbl/distr/stampa Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, 2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (373 p.)
Disciplina 567.9/3
Altri autori (Persone) Chinsamy-TuranAnusuya
Collana Life of the past
Soggetto topico Reptiles, Fossil
Mammals - Evolution
Bones - Histology
ISBN 1-280-59650-3
9786613626332
0-253-00533-7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Contributors; 1 The Origin and Radiation of Therapsids; 2 Therapsid Biodiversity Patterns and Paleoenvironments of the Karoo Basin, South Africa; 3 The Microstructure of Bones and Teeth of Nonmammalian Therapsids; 4 The Paleobiology and Bone Microstructure of Pelycosaurian-Grade Synapsids; 5 Dicynodont Growth Dynamics and Lifestyle Adaptations; 6 Biological Inferences of the Cranial Microstructure of the Dicynodonts Oudenodon and Lystrosaurus; 7 Bone and Dental Histology of Late Triassic Dicynodonts from North America
8 Bone Histology of Some Therocephalians and Gorgonopsians, and Evidence of Bone Degradation by Fungi9 The Radiation and Osteohistology of Nonmammaliaform Cynodonts; 10 The Radiation, Bone Histology, and Biology of Early Mammals; 11 The Evolution of Mammalian Endothermy; References; Index
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Forerunners of mammals [[electronic resource] ] : radiation, histology, biology / / edited by Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan
Forerunners of mammals [[electronic resource] ] : radiation, histology, biology / / edited by Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan
Pubbl/distr/stampa Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, 2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (373 p.)
Disciplina 567.9/3
Altri autori (Persone) Chinsamy-TuranAnusuya
Collana Life of the past
Soggetto topico Reptiles, Fossil
Mammals - Evolution
Bones - Histology
ISBN 1-280-59650-3
9786613626332
0-253-00533-7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Contributors; 1 The Origin and Radiation of Therapsids; 2 Therapsid Biodiversity Patterns and Paleoenvironments of the Karoo Basin, South Africa; 3 The Microstructure of Bones and Teeth of Nonmammalian Therapsids; 4 The Paleobiology and Bone Microstructure of Pelycosaurian-Grade Synapsids; 5 Dicynodont Growth Dynamics and Lifestyle Adaptations; 6 Biological Inferences of the Cranial Microstructure of the Dicynodonts Oudenodon and Lystrosaurus; 7 Bone and Dental Histology of Late Triassic Dicynodonts from North America
8 Bone Histology of Some Therocephalians and Gorgonopsians, and Evidence of Bone Degradation by Fungi9 The Radiation and Osteohistology of Nonmammaliaform Cynodonts; 10 The Radiation, Bone Histology, and Biology of Early Mammals; 11 The Evolution of Mammalian Endothermy; References; Index
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Journal of mammalian evolution
Journal of mammalian evolution
Pubbl/distr/stampa [New York, N.Y.], : Kluwer Academic-Plenum-Human Sciences Press
Disciplina 599
Soggetto topico Mammals - Evolution
Evolution (Biology)
Evolution (Biology) - Periodicals
Evolution - Periodicals
Mammals - Periodicals
Mammals
Biological Evolution
Mammifères - Évolution
Évolution (Biologie) - Périodiques
Évolution - Périodiques
Mammifères - Périodiques
Évolution (Biologie)
Mammifères
evolution
Mammalia (class)
Evolution
Soggetto genere / forma Periodical
Periodicals.
ISSN 1573-7055
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Periodico
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910140530503321
[New York, N.Y.], : Kluwer Academic-Plenum-Human Sciences Press
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