Biogeographic Patterns Of South American Anurans

Author : Tiago S. Vasconcelos,Fernando R. da Silva,Tiago G. dos Santos,Vitor H. M. Prado,Diogo B. Provete
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030262969

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Biogeographic Patterns of South American Anurans by Tiago S. Vasconcelos,Fernando R. da Silva,Tiago G. dos Santos,Vitor H. M. Prado,Diogo B. Provete Pdf

This book analyzes different facets of anuran amphibian distribution in South America. We integrate alternative biological metrics employing cutting-edge methods to understand the dynamic processes underlying species distribution patterns. By using the modern biogeographic toolbox, we explore how richness gradients, phylogenetic diversity, functional diversity, and range size/endemism distribution of amphibians vary along the continent. Moreover, we present a robust proposal for priority areas for conservation of anurans in South America that maximizes representativeness of distinct biodiversity facets.

Author : Marcelo L Larramendy,Guillermo Eli Liwszyc
Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781837671526

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Amphibian Species in Environmental Risk Assessment Strategies by Marcelo L Larramendy,Guillermo Eli Liwszyc Pdf

Author : Marcos Roberto de Oliveira
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 2202 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780443237645

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Natural Molecules in Neuroprotection and Neurotoxicity by Marcos Roberto de Oliveira Pdf

Natural Molecules in Neuroprotection and Neurotoxicity brings together research in the area of natural compounds and their dual effects of neuroprotection and neurotoxicity when interacting with brain cells. This book is organized into four sections that address molecular mechanism underlying neuroprotection and neurotoxicity, neuroprotection mediated by natural molecules, neurotoxicity induced by natural compounds and nanotechnology-related strategies utilized in neuroprotection. Written by well-known researchers all over the world, chapters provide an in-depth analysis of numerous molecules, such as algae, plant and fungus-derived molecules, and comprehensively discuss their mechanisms of action and possible clinical applications. This book provides an essential reference for researchers and clinical scientists interested in the effects of natural compounds on the human health and disease. Covers both neuroprotective and neurotoxic outcomes resulted from the exposure of brain cells to natural molecules Analyzes numerous natural compounds, including animal, vegetal, fungal, bacterial, and marine-derived molecules Discusses the effects of the metabolism of microbiota on the biotransformation of natural molecules and the consequences of these processes on brain cells Contains a section focused on the nanotechnology-related strategies utilized to enhance the bioavailability of natural molecules to brain cells

Author : Ai-Bing Zhang,Xin Zhou,Shu-Jun Wei,Jian Zhang,Yasuoki Takami,Gengping Zhu
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2023-03-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832502358

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Insect Communities: Diversity Patterns and their Driving Forces by Ai-Bing Zhang,Xin Zhou,Shu-Jun Wei,Jian Zhang,Yasuoki Takami,Gengping Zhu Pdf

Author : William Edward Duellman
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1999-07-28
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0801861152

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Patterns of Distribution of Amphibians by William Edward Duellman Pdf

Sweet, University of California, Santa Barbara; Michael J. Tyler, University of Adelaide, Australia; Zhao Er-Mi, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Peoples Republic of China

Author : Juan Morrone
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780231143783

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Evolutionary Biogeography by Juan Morrone Pdf

"Rather than favoring only one approach, Juan J. Morrone proposes a comprehensive treatment of the developments and theories of evolutionary biogeography. Evolutionary biogeography uses distributional, phylogenetic, molecular, and fossil data to assess the historical changes that have produced current biotic patterns. Panbiogeography, parsimony analysis of endemicity, cladistic biogeography, and phylogeography are the four recent and most common approaches. Many conceive of these methods as representing different "schools," but Morrone shows how each addresses different questions in the various steps of an evolutionary biogeographical analysis. Panbiogeography and parsimony analysis of endemicity are useful for identifying biotic components or areas of endemism. Cladistic biogeography uses phylogenetic data to determine the relationships between these biotic components. Further information on fossils, phylogeographic patterns, and molecular clocks can be incorporated to identify different cenocrons. Finally, available geological knowledge can help construct a geobiotic scenario that may explain how analyzed areas were put into contact and how the biotic components and cenocrons inhabiting them evolved. Morrone compares these methods and employs case studies to make it clear which is best for the question at hand. Set problems, discussion sections, and glossaries further enhance classroom use."--Publisher's description.

Author : Alberto Luis Cione,Germán Mariano Gasparini,Esteban Soibelzon,Leopoldo Héctor Soibelzon,Eduardo Pedro Tonni
Publisher : Springer
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401797924

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The Great American Biotic Interchange by Alberto Luis Cione,Germán Mariano Gasparini,Esteban Soibelzon,Leopoldo Héctor Soibelzon,Eduardo Pedro Tonni Pdf

South American ecosystems suffered one of the greatest biogeographical events, after the establishment of the Panamian land bridge, called the “Great American Biotic Interchange” (GABI). This refers to the exchange, in several phases, of land mammals between the Americas; this event started during the late Miocene with the appearance of the Holartic Procyonidae (Huayquerian Age) in South America and continues today. The major phases of mammalian dispersal occurred from the Latest Pliocene (Marplatan Age) to the Late Pleistocene (Lujanian Age). The most important and richest localities of Late Miocene-Holocene fossil vertebrates of South America are those of the Pampean region of Argentina. There are also several Late Miocene and Pliocene localities in western Argentina and Bolivia. Other important fossils have been collected in localities of Pleistocene age outside Argentina: Tarija (Bolivia), karstic caves of Lagoa Santa and the recently explored caves of Tocantins (Brasil), Talara (Perú), La Carolina (Ecuador), Muaco (Venezuela), and Cueva del Milodon (Chile), among others. The book discusses basic information for interpreting the GABI such as taxonomic composition (incorporating the latest revisions) at classical and new localities for each stage addressing climate, environments, and time boundaries for each stage. It includes the chronology and dynamics of the GABI, the integration of South American mammalian faunas through time, the Quaternary mammalian extinctions and the composition of recent mammalian fauna of the continent.

Author : William E. Duellman,Linda Trueb
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 702 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1994-02
Category : Nature
ISBN : 080184780X

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Biology of Amphibians by William E. Duellman,Linda Trueb Pdf

Now reissued in paperback with an updated preface by the authors, Biology of Amphibians remains the standard work in its field.

Author : Thomas T. Veblen,Kenneth R. Young,Antony R. Orme
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 750 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780190286057

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The Physical Geography of South America by Thomas T. Veblen,Kenneth R. Young,Antony R. Orme Pdf

The Physical Geography of South America, the eighth volume in the Oxford Regional Environments series, presents an enduring statement on the physical and biogeographic conditions of this remarkable continent and their relationships to human activity. It fills a void in recent environmental literature by assembling a team of specialists from within and beyond South America in order to provide an integrated, cross-disciplinary body of knowledge about this mostly tropical continent, together with its high mountains and temperate southern cone. The authors systematically cover the main components of the South American environment - tectonism, climate, glaciation, natural landscape changes, rivers, vegetation, animals, and soils. The book then presents more specific treatments of regions with special attributes from the tropical forests of the Amazon basin to the Atacama Desert and Patagonian steppe, and from the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Pacific coasts to the high Andes. Additionally, the continents environments are given a human face by evaluating the roles played by people over time, from pre-European and European colonial impacts to the effects of modern agriculture and urbanization, and from interactions with El Niño events to prognoses for the future environments of the continent.

Author : J.C. Briggs
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1995-10-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080532543

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Global Biogeography by J.C. Briggs Pdf

This book significantly expands the coverage of this subject given by its predecessor Biogeography and Plate Tectonics (1987). Global Biogeography traces global changes in geography and biology from the Precambrian to the Recent (with worldwide coverage in chronological order); examines the evolutionary effects of the major extinctions, and discusses contemporary biogeographic regions within the context of their historic origins. It is now apparent that the biotas of the various biogeographical regions have had, and still maintain, a dynamic relationship with one another; much more than was previously thought. This is shown to be true for all three of the earth's primary habitats; marine, terrestrial and freshwater (as is clearly demonstrated in this volume). The book is splendidly illustrated with 122 text figures, an extensive bibliography, index, together with a set of biogeographic maps illustrating continental and terrain outlines from the mid-Cambrian to the Recent. University students (both advanced undergraduate and graduate level) will find it an excellent text book. For professionals in Biogeography this is a convenient reference work.

Author : Valentí Rull,Ana Carolina Carnaval
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 816 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030311674

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Neotropical Diversification: Patterns and Processes by Valentí Rull,Ana Carolina Carnaval Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the patterns of biodiversity in various neotropical ecosystems, as well as a discussion on their historical biogeographies and underlying diversification processes. All chapters were written by prominent researchers in the fields of tropical biology, molecular ecology, climatology, paleoecology, and geography, producing an outstanding collection of essays, synthetic analyses, and novel investigations that describe and improve our understanding of the biodiversity of this unique region. With chapters on the Amazon and Caribbean forests, the Atlantic rainforests, the Andes, the Cerrado savannahs, the Caatinga drylands, the Chaco, and Mesoamerica – along with broad taxonomic coverage – this book summarizes a wide range of hypotheses, views, and methods concerning the processes and mechanisms of neotropical diversification. The range of perspectives presented makes the book a truly comprehensive, state-of-the-art publication on the topic, which will fascinate both scientists and general readers alike.

Author : Jay M. Savage
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 1076 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2002-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0226735370

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The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica by Jay M. Savage Pdf

World renowned for its biological diversity and model conservation system, Costa Rica is home to a wide variety of amphibians and reptiles, from the golden toad to the scorpion lizard and the black-headed bushmaster. Jay M. Savage has studied these fascinating creatures for more than forty years, and in The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica he provides the most comprehensive, up-to-date treatment of their biology and evolution ever produced. Savage begins with detailed discussions of the natural and cultural history of Costa Rica, setting the stage for a detailed treatment of each of the 396 species of amphibians and reptiles that may be found there. Each species account synthesizes and analyzes everything that is known about the animal's anatomy, behavior, geographic distribution, systematics, and evolutionary history and provides keys for identifying amphibians and reptiles in the field. In addition to distribution maps and systematic and morphological illustrations, the book includes color photographs of almost every known species, many taken by the distinguished nature photographers Michael and Patricia Fogden. Because Costa Rica has played, and continues to play, a pivotal role in the study of tropical biology as well as in the development of ecotourism and ecoprospecting, and because more than half of the amphibians and reptiles in Costa Rica are also found elsewhere in Central America, The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica will be an essential book for a wide audience of nature lovers, naturalists, ecotourists, field biologists, conservationists, and government planners.

Author : Luciano N. Naka,Fernanda P. Werneck,Maria W. Pil,Neil Rosser,Jean Boubli
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832502112

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The Role of Rivers in the Origins, Evolution, Adaptation, and Distribution of Biodiversity by Luciano N. Naka,Fernanda P. Werneck,Maria W. Pil,Neil Rosser,Jean Boubli Pdf

Author : Jorge CRISCI,Liliana Katinas,Paula Posadas,Jorge V’ctor Crisci
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2009-06-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780674030046

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Historical Biogeography by Jorge CRISCI,Liliana Katinas,Paula Posadas,Jorge V’ctor Crisci Pdf

Though biogeography may be simply defined--the study of the geographic distributions of organisms--the subject itself is extraordinarily complex, involving a range of scientific disciplines and a bewildering diversity of approaches. For convenience, biogeographers have recognized two research traditions: ecological biogeography and historical biogeography. This book makes sense of the profound revolution that historical biogeography has undergone in the last two decades, and of the resulting confusion over its foundations, basic concepts, methods, and relationships to other disciplines of comparative biology. Using case studies, the authors explain and illustrate the fundamentals and the most frequently used methods of this discipline. They show the reader how to tell when a historical biogeographic approach is called for, how to decide what kind of data to collect, how to choose the best method for the problem at hand, how to perform the necessary calculations, how to choose and apply a computer program, and how to interpret results.

Author : Brian I. Crother
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1999-06-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080528589

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Caribbean Amphibians and Reptiles by Brian I. Crother Pdf

Amphibians and reptiles are the most numerous, diverse, and frequently encountered animals on the Caribbean islands. This book provides a variety of perspectives on this amazing group of organisms. Caribbean Amphibians and Reptiles, compiled by an international team of zoologists, takes a fresh and detailed look at the complex biological puzzle of the Caribbean. The first true overview of the islands, it includes a historical examination of the people who have studied the Caribbean amphibians and reptiles. The book reviews the ecology, evolutionary history, and biogeographic explanations for the origins and diversity of the region's fauna with island-by-island coverage. It puts the Caribbean in perspective by comparing the islands to Central America and its amphibian reptile diversity. Additionally, the book includes figures, tables, and color plates which bring to life some of the region's most spectacular creatures. Key Features * Presents the first complete review of amphibians and reptiles in the Caribbean * Includes color plates and island maps * Contributors are recognized authorities in the field