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TY  - BOOK
ID  - 136273000
TI  - Historical biogeography of neotropical freshwater fishes
AU  - Albert, James S.
AU  - Reis, Roberto E.
PY  - 2011
SN  - 1283277689 9786613277688 0520948505
PB  - Berkeley : University of California Press,
DB  - UniCat
KW  - Freshwater fishes
KW  - Historical geology
KW  - Paleoecology
KW  - Zoogeography
KW  - Biodiversity
KW  - Geographical distribution.
KW  - Geographical distribution
KW  - History.
KW  - Phylogeny.
KW  - amazon basin.
KW  - animal populations.
KW  - biodiversity.
KW  - biology.
KW  - central america.
KW  - conservation.
KW  - diversification.
KW  - earth sciences.
KW  - ecological specialization.
KW  - ecology.
KW  - environment.
KW  - environmentalism.
KW  - extinct animals.
KW  - fauna.
KW  - fish.
KW  - geography.
KW  - historical biogeography.
KW  - ichthyology.
KW  - life sciences.
KW  - marine animals.
KW  - marine biology.
KW  - nature.
KW  - neotropical freshwater.
KW  - ocean health.
KW  - ocean.
KW  - rainforests.
KW  - science.
KW  - south america.
KW  - speciation.
KW  - tropical.
KW  - wildlife.
KW  - zoology.
UR  - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:136273000
AB  - 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.
ER  -