Evolution of Desert Biota
University of Texas Press (Verlag)
978-0-292-74099-0 (ISBN)
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The first paper, by Otto T. Solbrig, discusses the flora of the South American temperate and semidesert regions, citing numerous genera and reasons that they are found in the different areas. John S. Beard uses the same approach in his discussion of the evolution of Australian desert plants and focuses on western Australian areas. Guillermo Sarmiento appraises the evolution of arid vegetation in tropical America, including the Lesser Antilles and the Coast Range of Venezuela and Colombia. A. R. Main surveys the adaptation of Australian vertebrates to desert conditions and gives examples of how various species of birds, reptiles, and amphibians adapt to their environment in order for the greatest number to survive. James A. MacMahon designates specific communities in the Mojave, Sonoran, and Chihuahuan deserts and discusses the similarity of species of the North American desert mammal faunas found there, while Bobbi S. Low focuses on the evolution of amphibian life histories in the desert and compiles a lengthy table of amphibia comparing egg size, habitat, number of eggs per clutch, and so forth. Finally, W. Frank Blair treats adaptation of anurans to equivalent desert scrub of North and South America and cites various species of frogs and toads that are found in similar areas.
The volume also includes an introduction by the editor and an index. Evolution of Desert Biota is the result of a symposium held during the First International Congress of Systematic and Evolutionary Biology in Boulder, Colorado; in August 1973.
David W. Goodall was director of the US1IBP Desert Biome Program from its inception until 1973 and is now an Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Natural Sciences at Edith Cowan University in Australia.
1. Introduction (David W. Goodall)
2. The Origin and Floristic Affinities of the South American Temperate Desert and Semidesert Regions (Otto T. Solbrig)
3. The Evolution of Australian Desert Plants (John S. Beard)
4. Evolution of Arid Vegetation in Tropical America (Guillermo Sarmiento)
5. Adaptation of Australian Vertebrates to Desert Conditions (A. R. Main)
6. Species and Guild Similarity of North American Desert Mammal Faunas: A Functional Analysis of Communities (James A. MacMahon)
7. The Evolution of Amphibian Life Histories in the Desert (Bobbi S. Low)
8. Adaptation of Anurans to Equivalent Desert Scrub of North and South America (W. Frank Blair)
Notes on the Contributors
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.9.2014 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Austin, TX |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 454 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-292-74099-9 / 0292740999 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-292-74099-0 / 9780292740990 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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