Evolution of Desert Biota /

Evolution of Desert Biota / / ed. by David W. Goodall.

Written by specialists in the field, the papers in this volume explore evolution of animals and plants on the deserts of North America, South America, and Australia. Together, the articles constitute a complete survey of the geological history of the deserts of three continents, the evolution of the...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2000
MitwirkendeR:
Beard, John S.,
Blair, W. Frank,
Goodall, David W.,
Low, Bobbl S.,
MacMahon, James A.,
Main, A. R.,
Sarmiento, Guillermo,
Solbrig, Otto T.,
HerausgeberIn:
Goodall, David W.,
Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2014]
©1976
Year of Publication:2014
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (256 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Origin and Floristic Affinities of the South American Temperate Desert and Semidesert Regions
  • 3. The Evolution of Australian Desert Plants
  • 4. Evolution of Arid Vegetation in Tropical America
  • 5. Adaptation of Australian Vertebrates to Desert Conditions
  • 6. Species and Guild Similarity of North American Desert Mammal Faunas: A Functional Analysis of Communities
  • 7. The Evolution of Amphibian Life Histories in the Desert
  • 8. Adaptation of Anurans to Equivalent Desert Scrub of North and South America
  • Notes on the Contributors
  • Index

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