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Migration is a fascinating phenomenon that can contribute to the fundamental structuring of ecosystems. This seminal volume synthesises insights from both mathematical modelling and empirical research in order to generate a unified understanding of the mechanisms underlying migration.
Animal migration. --- Animal behavior. --- Animals --- Animals, Habits and behavior of --- Behavior, Animal --- Ethology --- Animal psychology --- Zoology --- Ethologists --- Psychology, Comparative --- Migration of animals --- Animal behavior --- Zoogeography --- Migratory animals --- Behavior --- Migration
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The fish faunas of continental South and Central America constitute one of the greatest concentrations of aquatic diversity on Earth, consisting of about 10 percent of all living vertebrate species. Historical Biogeography of Neotropical Freshwater Fishes explores the evolutionary origins of this unique ecosystem. The chapters address central themes in the study of tropical biodiversity: why is the Amazon basin home to so many distinct evolutionary lineages? What roles do ecological specialization, speciation, and extinction play in the formation of regional assemblages? How do dispersal barriers contribute to isolation and diversification? Focusing on whole faunas rather than individual taxonomic groups, this volume shows that the area's high regional diversity is not the result of recent diversification in lowland tropical rainforests. Rather, it is the product of species accumulating over tens of millions of years and across a continental arena.
Freshwater fishes --- Historical geology --- Paleoecology --- Zoogeography --- Biodiversity --- Geographical distribution. --- Geographical distribution --- History. --- Phylogeny. --- amazon basin. --- animal populations. --- biodiversity. --- biology. --- central america. --- conservation. --- diversification. --- earth sciences. --- ecological specialization. --- ecology. --- environment. --- environmentalism. --- extinct animals. --- fauna. --- fish. --- geography. --- historical biogeography. --- ichthyology. --- life sciences. --- marine animals. --- marine biology. --- nature. --- neotropical freshwater. --- ocean health. --- ocean. --- rainforests. --- science. --- south america. --- speciation. --- tropical. --- wildlife. --- zoology.
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"Do the movements of animals, including humans, follow patterns that can be described quantitatively by simple laws of motion ? If so, then why ? These questions have attracted the attention of scientists in many disciplines, and stimulated debates ranging from ecological matters to queries such as 'how can there be free will if one follows a law of motion?' This is the first book on this rapidly evolving subject, introducing random searches and foraging in a way that can be understood by readers without a previous background on the subject. It reviews theory as well as experiment, addresses open problems and perspectives, and discusses applications ranging from the colonization of Madagascar by Austronesians to the diffusion of genetically modified crops. The book will interest physicists working in the field of anomalous diffusion and movement ecology as well as ecologists already familiar with the concepts and methods of statistical physics"--
Appetitive Behavior --- Biophysical Phenomena --- Ecology --- Models, Statistical --- Animal behavior --- Home range (Animal geography) --- Biological invasions --- Animal ecology --- Invasions biologiques --- Mathematical models --- Modèles mathématiques --- Appetitive Behavior. --- Biophysical Phenomena. --- Ecology. --- Models, Statistical. --- Mathematical models. --- Modèles mathématiques --- Animals --- Zoology --- Bio-invasions --- Bioinvasions --- Invasions, Biological --- Natural selection --- Population biology --- Animal movement patterns --- Animal movements (Animal geography) --- Home ranges (Animal geography) --- Movement patterns of animals --- Movements of animals (Animal geography) --- Range, Home (Animal geography) --- Ranges, Home (Animal geography) --- Zoogeography --- Animals, Habits and behavior of --- Behavior, Animal --- Ethology --- Animal psychology --- Ethologists --- Psychology, Comparative --- Home range --- Behavior
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