Panbiogeography : Tracking the History of Life.
Title:
Panbiogeography : Tracking the History of Life.
Author:
Craw, Robin C.
ISBN:
9780195360691
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (378 pages)
Series:
Oxford Biogeography Series ; v.No.12
Oxford Biogeography Series
Contents:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Acknowledgments -- 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.
Abstract:
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.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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