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Biogeography of Australasia: A Molecular Analysis
Michael Heads
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Description for Biogeography of Australasia: A Molecular Analysis
hardcover. A fascinating analysis of the main patterns of distribution and evolution of the Australasian biota. Num Pages: 503 pages, 140 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1MB; PSTS; PSVS; RGM; RNCB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 179 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1146.
Over the last decade, molecular studies carried out on the Australasian biota have revealed a new world of organic structure that exists from submicroscopic to continental scale. Furthermore, in studies of global biogeography and evolution, DNA sequencing has shown that many large groups, such as flowering plants, passerine birds and squamates, have their basal components in this area. Using examples ranging from kangaroos and platypuses to kiwis and birds of paradise, the book examines the patterns of distribution and evolution of Australasian biodiversity and explains them with reference to tectonic and climatic change in the region. The surprising results from ... Read more
Over the last decade, molecular studies carried out on the Australasian biota have revealed a new world of organic structure that exists from submicroscopic to continental scale. Furthermore, in studies of global biogeography and evolution, DNA sequencing has shown that many large groups, such as flowering plants, passerine birds and squamates, have their basal components in this area. Using examples ranging from kangaroos and platypuses to kiwis and birds of paradise, the book examines the patterns of distribution and evolution of Australasian biodiversity and explains them with reference to tectonic and climatic change in the region. The surprising results from ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
475
Condition
New
Number of Pages
503
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107041028
SKU
V9781107041028
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99-8
About Michael Heads
Michael Heads is a Research Associate at the Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo, NY, USA. He is also an independent scholar living in New Zealand. He has carried out most of his field work in rainforest and in alpine areas and has authored over 70 publications in the areas of biogeography and taxonomy, including his most recent book, Molecular Panbiogeography ... Read more
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