Macroevolution of Complex Morphologies

Miriam Leah Zelditch (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

352 Seiten

2026
Crc Press Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4987-2431-9 (ISBN)

Infos

A goal of macroevolutionary theory is to explain both diversity and disparity. These actively researched questions, the growing number of case studies, and the increasingly rigorous theory, has resulted in the re-examination of classical models for evolutionary tempo and mode. Time-calibrated molecular phylogenies are now used in conjunction with quantitative analyses of morphology to evaluate models of evolution. This book will present novel methods and case-studies of the tempo and mode of evolution of complex morphologies, including recent innovations in methods for describing and modeling complex morphologies, which have the potential to advance the field still further.

Key selling features:



Explores the relationship, if any, between species diversity and morphological disparity
Includes relevant case studies
Documents the role of geography and ecology in generating or retarding diversity and disparity
Evaluates contingent, deterministic and intrinsic controls on macroevolutionary patterns
Reviews models that predict diversity and disparity

Inhalt

Explaining Diversity and Disparity: An Overview of the Problem adn Methods. Determinants of Diversity and Disparity. Intrinsic Controls on Diversity and Disparity. Contigency and Determinism in Evolutionary Radiations. Where Do We Go Next?

Produkt-Details

• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2017
• Reihe/Serie: Species and Systematics
• Zusatzinfo: 60 Illustrations, black and white
• Verlagsort: Bosa Roca
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 156 x 234 mm
• Gewicht: 453 g
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
• ISBN-10: 1-4987-2431-0 / 1498724310
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4987-2431-9 / 9781498724319
• Zustand: Neuware