Synopses & Reviews
Examines the evolution of life on a constantly changing planet and the results of that process. Explores new insights from plate tectonics; from deep ocean life investigations; from island biogeography; from growing knowledge about past geography, climates and ecology; and from development in evolutionary theory will interest `outdoor' biologists of all kinds, ecologists, students of evolution, oceanographers, paleontologists, and geographers. With numerous maps and diagrams and a bibliography of over 300 references.
Table of Contents
The Biogeographic Subdivisions of the Earth.
Biogeography and Continental Drift.
Evolution, Phylogeny, and Geographic Spread.
The Quaternary Ice Age and Biogeography.
The Biogeography of Marine Organisms.
Island Biogeography.
Geographic Ecology.
Dispersal, Diffusion, and Secular Migration.
Disjunctions.
The Geography of Genes and Chromosomes.
Bibliography and author index.
Taxonomic Index.
Subject Index.