BiogeographyBiogeography, Second Edition combines ecological and historical perspectives to show how contemporary environments, earth history, and evolutionary processes have shaped the distributions of species and the patterns of biodiversity. It illustrates general patterns and processes using examples from different groups of plants and animals from diverse habitats and geographic regions. Written primarily for use in undergraduate and graduate courses in plant and/or animal geography, the book serves as a general synthesis and reference as well. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 94
Page x
... 265 Some persistent issues in historical biogeography, 271 UNIT THREE
DISTRIBUTIONS OF TAXA IN SPACE AND TIME, 279 10 Distribution patterns of
aquatic 11 animals, 283 Physiological tolerances of aquatic animals, 283
Substrate ...
... 265 Some persistent issues in historical biogeography, 271 UNIT THREE
DISTRIBUTIONS OF TAXA IN SPACE AND TIME, 279 10 Distribution patterns of
aquatic 11 animals, 283 Physiological tolerances of aquatic animals, 283
Substrate ...
Page 201
Only a few relatively large animals have the capacity to travel long geographic
distances under their own power. Of these the large, strong fliers, including many
birds, bats, and large insects (e.g., dragonflies, some lepidopterans, beetles, and
...
Only a few relatively large animals have the capacity to travel long geographic
distances under their own power. Of these the large, strong fliers, including many
birds, bats, and large insects (e.g., dragonflies, some lepidopterans, beetles, and
...
Page 279
UNIT THREE T. reconstruct past biogeographic events workers must have some
basic information on the present and past distributions of animals and plants.
Sources for this information include lists of species from each region,
monographs ...
UNIT THREE T. reconstruct past biogeographic events workers must have some
basic information on the present and past distributions of animals and plants.
Sources for this information include lists of species from each region,
monographs ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Common terms and phrases
adapted adaptive radiation Africa angiosperms animals aquatic areas Asia Australasia Australia barriers biogeographic biotas biotic Carlquist Cenozoic changes Chapter cies cladistic cladogram climate colonization communities competition continental continental drift continents Cretaceous desert disjunctions distributions drift eastern ecological endemic environment Eocene Eurasia evolution evolutionary example extinction families fauna Figure fishes forms fossil record freshwater genera geographic ranges geologic Gondwanaland groups Guinea habitats insects insular isolated lakes land bridge landmasses latitudes limited living long-distance dispersal MacArthur Madagascar mainland major mammals marine Mesozoic migration million years BP mountain Neotropics niches North Northern Hemisphere number of species occur oceanic islands organisms origin Pacific patterns phylogenetic plants plate Pleistocene Poaceae polyploidy populations predators present radiation rain forest reconstructions regions relationships relatively Simberloff similar soil South America southern speciation species richness taxa taxon taxonomic temperate temperature terrestrial tion tropical vegetation vicariance World zone
Bibliographic information
| Title | Biogeography |
| Authors | James H. Brown, Arthur C. Gibson |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Mosby, 1983 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 29 Jun 2009 |
| ISBN | 0801608244, 9780801608247 |
| Length | 643 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |