Evolutionary Paleobiology

Name: Evolutionary Paleobiology
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ISBN: 9780226389110

ISBN-10: 0226389111

ISBN-13: 9780226389110

Edition: 1996

Authors: David Jablonski, Douglas H. Erwin, Jere H. Lipps

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Representing the state of the art in evolutionary paleobiology, this book provides a much-needed overview of this rapidly changing field. An influx of ideas and techniques both from other areas of biology and from within paleobiology itself have resulted in numerous recent advances, including increased recognition of the relationships between ecological and evolutionary theory, renewed vigor in the study of ecological communities over geologic timescales, increased understanding of biogeographical patterns, and new mathematical approaches to studying the form and structure of plants and animals. Contributors to this volume--a veritable who's who of eminent researchers--present the results…

Book details

List price: $154.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 12/15/1996
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 492
Size: 0.59" wide x 0.90" long x 0.10" tall
Weight: 1.452
Language: English



Acknowledgments




An Appreciation Douglas




Molecular Paleogenetics: The Evolutionary History of Plasmodium and Related Protists Ananias




Hierarchies in Macroevolution Niles Eldredge



Models of Morphological Diversification Mike Foote



The Shifting Balance of Natural Communities?




Do Communities Evolve? A Major Question in Evolutionary Paleoecology




Reading the Chronicle of Quaternary Temperate Rocky Shore Faunas




On the Nonprevalence of Competitive Replacement in the Evolution of Tetrapods




Competition in Macroevolution: The Double Wedge Revisited




Body Size and Macroevolution




Evolution of the Fossil Record: Thickness Trends in Marine Skeletal Accumulations and Their Implications Susan




Locomotion and Respiration in Aquatic Air-Breathing Vertebrates




Marine Biological Diversity: Muricid Gastropods as a Case Study




The Geography of Evolutionary Turnover: A Global Analysis of Extant Bivalves




Understanding Biotic Recoveries: Extinction, Survival, and Preservation during the End-Permian Mass Extinction




Extinction Models




On Telling, Altering, and Enriching Stories: An Unpublished Darwin Letter from a Key Incident in His Later Life



Appendix: Geological Time Scale


List of Contributors


Author Index


Subject Index