Cladistic Biogeography: Interpreting Patterns of Plant and Animal Distributions / Edition 2

by Christopher J. Humphries, Lynne R. Parenti

Overview

Cladistic biogeography uses the distribution patterns of species to study their historical and evolutionary relationships. Revised extensively to reflect new research, this book is a concise exposition of the history, methods, and current applications in this field. The first edition, published in 1986, received excellent reviews and was widely used as a textbook. This new edition should prove equally popular. It draws on a wide range of animals and plants, from marine, terrestrial, and freshwater habitats, and incorporates the latest advances in this dynamic field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198548188
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	07/08/1999
Series:	Oxford Biogeography Series , #12
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	199
Product dimensions:	9.48(w) x 6.12(h) x 0.73(d)

About the Author

The Natural History Museum, London

National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC

Table of Contents

Introduction1. Historical biogeography2. Methodological developments3. The real world4. A new view of the worldBibliographyGlossaryIndex of animal and plant namesGeneral index

Editorial Reviews

"This is a rewritten edition of this short but useful book, which shows how one can use cladistic methods to understand biogeographic data." — Evolution, 54(3), 2000

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