A Brief History of South American Metatherians - Evolutionary Contexts and Intercontinental Dispersals (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016)

This book summarizes major aspects of the evolution of South American metatherians, including their epistemologic, phylogenetic, biogeographic, faunal, tectonic, paleoclimatic, and metabolic contexts. A brief overview of the evolution of each major South American lineage ("Ameridelphia", Sparassodonta, Didelphimorphia, Paucituberculata, Microbiotheria, and Polydolopimorphia) is provided. It is argued that due to physiological constraints, metatherian evolution closely followed the conditions imposed by global temperatures. In general terms, during the Paleocene and the early Eocene multiple radiations of metatherian lineages occurred, with many adaptive types exploiting insectivorous, frugivorous, and omnivorous adaptive zones. In turn, a mixture of generalized and specialized types, the latter mainly exploiting carnivorous and granivorous-folivorous adaptive zones, characterized the second half of the Cenozoic. In both periods, climate was the critical driver of their radiation and turnovers.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Springer Earth System Sciences
Release date:	August 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Francisco Goin • Michael Woodburne • Ana Natalia Zimicz • Gabriel M. Martin • Laura Chornogubsky
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	237
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-9401779258
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Biogeography Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Nuclear issues Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Applied ecology > Biodiversity Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > Global warming Promotions
LSN:	9401779252
Barcode:	9789401779258

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