Biogeography, Time and Place Distributions, Barriers and Islands

Name: Biogeography, Time and Place Distributions, Barriers and Islands
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ISBN: 9781402063732

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Edition: 2007

Authors: Willem Renema

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Biogeography considers the distribution of biological units over a wide range of scales. The units range from genotypes, populations and species to families and higher taxa. Processes can be local, such as the isolation on islands due to sea-level fluctuations, or large-scale tectonic processes that separates continents and creates oceans. In all processes time is an important factor and by combining data on recent patterns with paleontological data the understanding of the distribution of extant taxa can be improved. This volume focuses on speciation due to isolation in island-like settings, and the evolution of large-scale diversity as the result of origination, maintenance and extinction.

Book details

List price: $169.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Publication date: 9/27/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 416
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.25" long x 0.35" tall
Weight: 1.760
Language: English

Willem Renema: 2002 Ph.D. Free University of Amsterdam2002- present: Researcher at the National Natural History Museum of the Netherlands. Dr. Renema is an expert on the (paleo)ecology of large benthic foraminifera in Southeast Asia and the processes leading to the origination and maintenance of high diversity in the Indo-West Pacific.



Contributors


Introduction



Global Disjunctions and Flying Insects




Introduction



Conjecture and evidence



Evolution of continents



Butterflies (Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea)



Hymenoptera



Discussion


Acknowledgements


References



Zoogeography of Freshwater Invertebrates of Southeast Asia, with Special Reference to Odonata




Introduction



History of aquatic invertebrates



Geological history of Southeast Asia



Distribution patterns



Discussion


Acknowledgments


References



Distribution and Speciation of Megapodes (Megapodiidae) and Subsequent Development of their Breeding Behaviour




Introduction



Megapode phylogenies and other relevant publications



Possible scenario of current distribution and breeding strategies


Acknowledgements


References



The Influence of Land Barriers on the Evolution of Pontoniine Shrimps (Crustacea, Decapoda) Living in Association with Molluscs and Solitary Ascidians




Introduction



Pontoniine shrimps



Processes



Distributional patterns


References



Delineation of the Indo-Malayan Centre of Maximum Marine Biodiversity: The Coral Triangle




Introduction



The Indo-West Pacific Region



A triangular Indo-West Pacific biodiversity hotspot?



Marine biodiversity patterns among various taxa



Processes affecting marine biodiversity



Conclusions


Acknowledgements


References



Fauna Development of Larger Benthic Foraminifera in the Cenozoic of Southeast Asia




Introduction



Genera included



The East Indian letter classification



Correlation to plankton formainifera zonal schemes and European stage names



Remarks on some stratigraphic occurrences



Generic diversity of the Indo-West Pacific as compared to Europe



Regional distribution and fauna provinces



Conclusions


References



The Role of Spain in the Development of the Reef Brachiopod Faunas During the Carboniferous




Introduction



The Cantabrian Mountains



Discussion of the brachiopod faunas from the Cantabrian Mountains



Relation with other areas



Conclusions


Acknowledgements


References



Contrasting Patterns and Mechanisms of Extinction during the Eocene-Oligocene Transition in Jamaica




Introduction



Tectonics and palaeogeography



Marine environment



Terrestrial environment



Discussion



Conclusions


Acknowledgements


References



Long-Lived Lake Molluscs as Island Faunas: A Bivalve Perspective




Introduction



Corbulid radiations in Miocene Lake Pebas (Western Amazonia)



An overview of long-lived lake bivalve radiations



Discussion



Conclusions


Acknowledgments


References



Patterns in Insular Evolution of Mammals: A Key to Island Palaeogeography




Introduction



Gargano, island faunas on the present mainland



The Greek Isles, a developing archipelago



Southeast Asia



Observations and remarks


Acknowledgements


References



Islands from a Snail's Perspective




Introduction



Land surrounded by water



Highlands surrounded by lowlands



Stable versus varying temperature, humidity, and light conditions



Calcareous surrounded by non-calcareous soils or rocks



Discussion


Acknowledgements


References



Morphological and Genetical Differentiation of Lizards (Podarcis bocagei and P. hispanica) in the Ria de Arosa Archipelago (Galicia, Spain) resulting from Vicariance and Occasional Dispersal




Introduction



Material and methods



Results



Discussion


Acknowledgements


References


Index