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A Brief History of South American Metatherians

Evolutionary Contexts and Intercontinental Dispersals de

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Springer Earth System Sciences

Paru le : 2015-10-16

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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 andturnovers.
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237 pages
Collection
Springer Earth System Sciences
Parution
2015-10-16
Marque
Springer
EAN papier
9789401774185
EAN PDF
9789401774208
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2
Nombre pages imprimables
23
Taille du fichier
8643 Ko
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94,94 €
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9789401774208
Informations sur l'ebook
Nombre pages copiables
2
Nombre pages imprimables
23
Taille du fichier
6932 Ko
Prix
94,94 €

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