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The Proboscidea: Evolution and Palaeoecology of Elephants and Their Relatives - Couverture rigide

 
9780198546528: The Proboscidea: Evolution and Palaeoecology of Elephants and Their Relatives
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ISBN 10 : 0198546521 ISBN 13 : 9780198546528
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 1996

Synopsis

The Proboscidea, of which only two species of elephant survive today, were one of the great mammalian orders of the Cenozoic. Their success over evolutionary time is reflected by their morphological and taxonomic diversity, their nearly worldwide distribution on every continent except Australia and Antarctica, and their persistence through nearly fifty million years. Their great past ability to migrate and to adapt to changing climatic conditions and interspecific competition provides a unique laboratory for the testing of evolutionary theories and development of new concepts. This is the first complete treatise on the evolution and palaeoecology of this group for half a century. It reviews their classification and phylogeny, the early differentiation of proboscideans, the major adaptive radiations and their evolutionary patterns, and the origins and current status of extant elephant species. Written by leading international experts, this is a major study documenting the record of terrestrial biodiversity.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The Proboscidea, of which only two species of elephant survive today, were one of the great mammalian orders of the Cenozoic. Their success over evolutionary time is reflected by their morphological and taxonomic diversity, their nearly worldwide distribution on every continent except Australia and Antarctica, and their persistence through nearly fifty million years. Their great past ability to migrate and to adapt to changing climatic conditions and interspecific competition provides a unique laboratory for the testing of evolutionary theories and development of new concepts. This is the first complete treatise on the evolution and palaeoecology of this group for half a century. It reviews their classification and phylogeny, the early differentiation of proboscideans, the major adaptive radiations and their evolutionary patterns, and the origins and current status of extant elephant species. Written by leading international experts, this is a major study documenting the record of terrestrial biodiversity.

Revue de presse

the present multi-authored volume edited by two of the greatest students of the subject is a landmark ... This book is a landmark in the study of the biology and paleobiology of the Emperor of Beasts. (Malcolm C. McKenna, American Museum of Natural History, Science, Vol. 276, April 1997)

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press
Date d'édition
1996
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0198546521
ISBN 13 
9780198546528
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
502
Éditeur
Shoshani Jeheskel, Tassy Pascal
Coordonnées du fabricant
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