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Historical Biogeography of Neotropical Freshwater Fishes
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2011
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The fish faunas of continental South and Central America constitute one of the greatest concentrations of aquatic diversity on Earth, consisting of about 10 percent of all living vertebrate species. Historical Biogeography of Neotropical Freshwater Fishes explores the evolutionary origins of this unique ecosystem. The chapters address central themes in the study of tropical biodiversity: why is the Amazon basin home to so many distinct evolutionary lineages? What roles do ecological specialization, speciation, and extinction play in the formation of regional assemblages? How do dispersal barriers contribute to isolation and diversification? Focusing on whole faunas rather than individual taxonomic groups, this volume shows that the area’s high regional diversity is not the result of recent diversification in lowland tropical rainforests. Rather, it is the product of species accumulating over tens of millions of years and across a continental arena.
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Contributor: James S. Albert
James S. Albert is Associate Professor of Biology at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette. Roberto E. Reis is Professor of Biology at the Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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Contents
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Contributors
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Preface
xi - Part One. Continental Analysis
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One. Introduction To Neotropical Freshwaters
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Two. Major Biogeographic and Phylogenetic Patterns
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Three. Geological Development of Amazon and Orinoco Basins
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Four. The Paraná-Paraguay Basin: Geology and Paleoenvironments
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Five. Species Richness and Cladal Diversity
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Six. Paleogene Radiations
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Seven. Neogene Assembly of Modern Faunas
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Eight. The Biogeography of Marine Incursions in South America
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Nine. Continental-Scale Tectonic Controls of Biogeography and Ecology
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Ten. An Ecological Perspective on Diversity and Distributions
165 - Part Two. Regional Analysis
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Eleven. The Amazon-Paraguay Divide
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Twelve. The Eastern Brazilian Shield
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Thirteen. The Guiana Shield
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Fourteen. The Vaupes Arch and Casiquiare Canal Barriers and Passages
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Fifteen. Northern South America Magdalena and Maracaibo Basins
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Sixteen. The Andes Riding the Tectonic Uplift
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Seventeen. Nuclear Central America
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Eighteen. Not So Fast A New Take on the Great American Biotic Interchange
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Glossary
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Literature Cited
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Name Index
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Index
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Keywords for this book
fish; wildlife; south america; biodiversity; ocean health; marine animals; marine biology; biology; conservation; environment; environmentalism; animal populations; diversification; amazon basin; speciation; extinct animals; fauna; rainforests; tropical; ichthyology; ocean; life sciences; central america; neotropical freshwater; ecological specialization; geography; ecology; nature; historical biogeography; earth sciences; zoology; science
