Author: Alfred L. Rosenberger
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691143641
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
"This book is a broad synthesis of new world monkey evolution, integrating their unique evolutionary story into the bigger picture of primate evolution and Amazon biodiversity. Capsule For more than 30 million years, New World monkeys have inhabited the forests of South and Central America. Whether these primates originally came from Africa by rafting across the Atlantic or crossing overland from North America, they soon flourished. This book tells the story of these New World monkeys. Integrating data from fossil and living animals, it explores the evolution of the three major New World monkey lineages as well as how they fit into the broader story of primate evolution and Amazon biodiversity. After providing readers with necessary background in primate taxonomy and systematics, Rosenberger shows that the notion of adaptive zones is central to our understanding of primate evolution. The idea of adaptive zones can explain how radiations evolve, morphological adaptations appear, and communities form. From here, Rosenberger synthesizes what is known about New World monkeys' unique ecological adaptations, including those involving feeding and locomotion, as well as their social behaviour. The book's concluding chapters explore theories of how primates first arrived in South America and what their future looks like given the threat of extinction. Biography Internal Use Only Alfred L. Rosenberger is Professor Emeritus of Biological Anthropology at Brooklyn College. An expert on the origin and evolution of New World Monkeys, Rosenberger has contributed numerous articles in edited volumes and his work is published in journals such as Nature, Journal of Human Evolution and American Journal of Primatology . Audience The audience for this book is scholars and graduate students in biological/physical anthropolog and primatology, and to a lesser extent conservation biology, evolutionary biology, and behavioral ecology . Rationale - no copy text Other Relevant Info - no copy text"--
New World Monkeys
Author: Alfred L. Rosenberger
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691143641
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
"This book is a broad synthesis of new world monkey evolution, integrating their unique evolutionary story into the bigger picture of primate evolution and Amazon biodiversity. Capsule For more than 30 million years, New World monkeys have inhabited the forests of South and Central America. Whether these primates originally came from Africa by rafting across the Atlantic or crossing overland from North America, they soon flourished. This book tells the story of these New World monkeys. Integrating data from fossil and living animals, it explores the evolution of the three major New World monkey lineages as well as how they fit into the broader story of primate evolution and Amazon biodiversity. After providing readers with necessary background in primate taxonomy and systematics, Rosenberger shows that the notion of adaptive zones is central to our understanding of primate evolution. The idea of adaptive zones can explain how radiations evolve, morphological adaptations appear, and communities form. From here, Rosenberger synthesizes what is known about New World monkeys' unique ecological adaptations, including those involving feeding and locomotion, as well as their social behaviour. The book's concluding chapters explore theories of how primates first arrived in South America and what their future looks like given the threat of extinction. Biography Internal Use Only Alfred L. Rosenberger is Professor Emeritus of Biological Anthropology at Brooklyn College. An expert on the origin and evolution of New World Monkeys, Rosenberger has contributed numerous articles in edited volumes and his work is published in journals such as Nature, Journal of Human Evolution and American Journal of Primatology . Audience The audience for this book is scholars and graduate students in biological/physical anthropolog and primatology, and to a lesser extent conservation biology, evolutionary biology, and behavioral ecology . Rationale - no copy text Other Relevant Info - no copy text"--
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691143641
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
"This book is a broad synthesis of new world monkey evolution, integrating their unique evolutionary story into the bigger picture of primate evolution and Amazon biodiversity. Capsule For more than 30 million years, New World monkeys have inhabited the forests of South and Central America. Whether these primates originally came from Africa by rafting across the Atlantic or crossing overland from North America, they soon flourished. This book tells the story of these New World monkeys. Integrating data from fossil and living animals, it explores the evolution of the three major New World monkey lineages as well as how they fit into the broader story of primate evolution and Amazon biodiversity. After providing readers with necessary background in primate taxonomy and systematics, Rosenberger shows that the notion of adaptive zones is central to our understanding of primate evolution. The idea of adaptive zones can explain how radiations evolve, morphological adaptations appear, and communities form. From here, Rosenberger synthesizes what is known about New World monkeys' unique ecological adaptations, including those involving feeding and locomotion, as well as their social behaviour. The book's concluding chapters explore theories of how primates first arrived in South America and what their future looks like given the threat of extinction. Biography Internal Use Only Alfred L. Rosenberger is Professor Emeritus of Biological Anthropology at Brooklyn College. An expert on the origin and evolution of New World Monkeys, Rosenberger has contributed numerous articles in edited volumes and his work is published in journals such as Nature, Journal of Human Evolution and American Journal of Primatology . Audience The audience for this book is scholars and graduate students in biological/physical anthropolog and primatology, and to a lesser extent conservation biology, evolutionary biology, and behavioral ecology . Rationale - no copy text Other Relevant Info - no copy text"--
Observations of a Naturalist in the Pacific Between 1896 and 1899: Plant-dispersal
Author: Henry Brougham Guppy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description
Diptera of Costa Rica and the New World tropics
Author: Manuel Zumbado
Publisher: Editorial INBio
ISBN: 9968927147
Category : Diptera
Languages : un
Pages : 11
Book Description
A quality stock guide presenting 64 of the 100 families of flies common in Costa Rica, including classification, diversity, reproduction, development, flight, mimicry, natural enemies, importance to man, and excellent illustrations and photos.
Publisher: Editorial INBio
ISBN: 9968927147
Category : Diptera
Languages : un
Pages : 11
Book Description
A quality stock guide presenting 64 of the 100 families of flies common in Costa Rica, including classification, diversity, reproduction, development, flight, mimicry, natural enemies, importance to man, and excellent illustrations and photos.
A Naturalist's Guide to the Tropics
Author: Marco Lambertini
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226468283
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Beautifully illustrated throughout with color plates, photographs, and drawings, this volume is a comprehensive introduction to the natural history of the tropics worldwide. 59 color photos. 21 maps.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226468283
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Beautifully illustrated throughout with color plates, photographs, and drawings, this volume is a comprehensive introduction to the natural history of the tropics worldwide. 59 color photos. 21 maps.
The Garden Magazine
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 902
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 902
Book Description
Garden & Home Builder
Author: William Tyler Miller
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 896
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 896
Book Description
A Bat Man in the Tropics
Author: Theodore Fleming
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520929489
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The euphoria of discovery is the only motivation many scientists need for studying nature and its secrets. Yet euphoria is rarely expressed in scientific publications. This book, a personal account of more than thirty years of fieldwork by one of the world’s leading bat biologists, wonderfully conveys the thrill of scientific discovery. Theodore Fleming’s work to document the lives and ecological importance of plant-visiting bats has taken him to the tropical forests of Panama, Costa Rica, and Australia, and to the lush Sonoran Desert of northwest Mexico and Arizona. This book tells the story of his fascinating career and recounts his many adventures in the field. Fleming weaves autobiographical reflections together with information on the natural history and ecology of bats and describes many other animals and plants he has encountered. His book details the stresses and rewards of life in scientific field camps, gives portraits of prominent biologists such as Dan Janzen and Peter Raven, and traces the development of modern tropical biology. A witness to the destruction and development of many of the forests he has visited throughout his career, Fleming makes a passionate plea for the conservation of these wild places.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520929489
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The euphoria of discovery is the only motivation many scientists need for studying nature and its secrets. Yet euphoria is rarely expressed in scientific publications. This book, a personal account of more than thirty years of fieldwork by one of the world’s leading bat biologists, wonderfully conveys the thrill of scientific discovery. Theodore Fleming’s work to document the lives and ecological importance of plant-visiting bats has taken him to the tropical forests of Panama, Costa Rica, and Australia, and to the lush Sonoran Desert of northwest Mexico and Arizona. This book tells the story of his fascinating career and recounts his many adventures in the field. Fleming weaves autobiographical reflections together with information on the natural history and ecology of bats and describes many other animals and plants he has encountered. His book details the stresses and rewards of life in scientific field camps, gives portraits of prominent biologists such as Dan Janzen and Peter Raven, and traces the development of modern tropical biology. A witness to the destruction and development of many of the forests he has visited throughout his career, Fleming makes a passionate plea for the conservation of these wild places.
Surveying the American Tropics
Author: Maria Cristina Fumagalli
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 178138794X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
A collection of essays from distinguished international scholars that explore the idea of a literary geography of the American Tropics.
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 178138794X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
A collection of essays from distinguished international scholars that explore the idea of a literary geography of the American Tropics.
Plant Hunting: The tropics. The Orient
Author: Ernest Henry Wilson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botanists
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botanists
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
The Quaternary in the Tropics
Author: Klaus Heine
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031319214
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 685
Book Description
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031319214
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 685
Book Description