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Evolution of Island Mammals Adaptation and Extinction of Placental Mammals on Islands 1st Edition by Alexandra Van Der Geer, George Lyras, John de Vos, Michael Dermitzakis ISBN 1405190094 9781405190091

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Author(s): Alexandra van der Geer, George Lyras, John de Vos, Michael Dermitzakis
ISBN(s): 9781405190091, 1405190094
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ISBN 10: 1405190094 
ISBN 13: 9781405190091
Author: Alexandra Van Der Geer, George Lyras, John de Vos, Michael Dermitzakis

Evolution on islands differs in a number of important ways from evolution on mainland areas. Over millions of years of isolation, exceptional and sometimes bizarre mammals evolved on islands, such as pig-sized elephants and hippos, giant rats and gorilla-sized lemurs that would have been formidable to their mainland ancestors.

Evolution of Island Mammals, Second Edition, provides an updated and expanded overview of the current knowledge on fossil island mammals worldwide, ranging from the Oligocene to the onset of the Holocene. The book addresses evolutionary processes and key aspects of insular mammal biology, exemplified by a variety of fossil species.

Readers familiar with the first edition will find here a host of updated and enhanced material, including:

  • An entirely new chapter on the island rule
  • Updated and expanded theoretical chapters
  • Updated and improved taxonomic information
  • Extensive coverage of new discoveries
  • Body masses or body size indices for most extinct island mammals
  • New figures visualizing the richness of the fossil record

This accessible and richly illustrated textbook is written for graduate level students and professional researchers in evolutionary biology, palaeontology, biogeography, zoology, and ecology.

Evolution of Island Mammals Adaptation and Extinction of Placental Mammals on Islands 1st Table of contents:

PART I: Beyond the Mainland

CHAPTER ONE: Introduction

  • References
    CHAPTER TWO: History of Island Studies

  • References
    CHAPTER THREE: Island Faunas: Types and Origins

  • Types of Islands

  • Dispersals to Islands

  • The Candidate Species

  • Composition of Island Faunas

  • References

PART II: The Islands and Their Faunas

CHAPTER FOUR: Cyprus

  • Geology and Palaeogeography

  • Historical Palaeontology

  • Biozones and Faunal Units

  • Pleistocene

  • Peculiarities and Evolution of Endemic Mammals

  • References

CHAPTER FIVE: Crete

  • Geology and Palaeogeography

  • Historical Palaeontology

  • Biozones and Faunal Units

  • Peculiarities and Evolution of Endemic Mammals

  • References

CHAPTER SIX: Gargano

  • Geology and Palaeogeography

  • Historical Palaeontology

  • Biozones and Faunal Units

  • Evolution and Peculiarities of Endemic Mammals

  • References

CHAPTER SEVEN: Sicily

  • Geology and Geography

  • Historical Palaeontology

  • Biozones and Faunal Units

  • Peculiarities and Evolution of Endemic Mammals

  • References

CHAPTER EIGHT: Malta

  • Geology and Palaeogeography

  • Historical Palaeontology

  • Biozones and Faunal Units

  • Peculiarities and Evolution of Endemic Mammals

  • References

CHAPTER NINE: Sardinia and Corsica

  • Geology and Palaeogeography

  • Historical Palaeontology

  • Biozones and Faunal Units

  • Peculiarities and Evolution of Endemic Mammals

  • References

CHAPTER TEN: The Balearic Islands

  • Geology and Palaeogeography

  • Historical Palaeontology

  • Biozones and Faunal Units

  • Peculiarities and Evolution of Endemic Lineages

  • References

CHAPTER ELEVEN: Madagascar

  • Geology and Palaeogeography

  • Historical Palaeontology

  • Biozones and Faunal Units

  • References

CHAPTER TWELVE: Java

  • Geology and Palaeogeography

  • Historical Palaeontology

  • Biozones and Faunal Units

  • Peculiarities and Evolution of Endemic Mammals

  • References

CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Flores

  • Geology and Palaeogeography

  • Historical Palaeontology

  • Biozones and Faunal Units

  • Peculiarities and Evolution of Endemic Mammals

  • References

CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Sulawesi

  • Geology and Palaeogeography

  • Historical Palaeontology

  • Biozones and Faunal Units

  • Peculiarities and Evolution of Endemic Mammals

  • References

CHAPTER FIFTEEN: The Philippines

  • Geology and Palaeogeography

  • Historical Palaeontology

  • Biozones and Faunal Units

  • Peculiarities and Evolution of Endemic Mammals

  • References

CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Japan: Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu

  • Geology and Palaeogeography

  • Historical Palaeontology

  • Biozones and Faunal Units

  • Peculiarities and Evolution of Endemic Mammals

  • References

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: Japan: The Southern and Central Ryukyu Islands

  • Geology and Palaeogeography

  • Historical Palaeontology

  • Biozones and Faunal Units

  • Peculiarities and Evolution of Endemic Mammals

  • References

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: The Californian Channel Islands

  • Geology and Palaeogeography

  • Historical Palaeontology

  • Biozones and Faunal Units

  • Peculiarities and Evolution of Endemic Mammals

  • References

CHAPTER NINETEEN: The Greater Antilles

  • Geology and Palaeogeography

  • Historical Palaeontology

  • Peculiarities and Evolution of Endemic Mammals

  • References

CHAPTER TWENTY: The Lesser Antilles

  • Geology and Palaeogeography

  • Historical Palaeontology

  • Peculiarities and Evolution of Endemic Mammals

  • References

PART III: Species and Processes

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: An Overview of Endemic Species

  • Proboscidea: Mammoths, Elephants, and Stegodons

  • Primates

  • Sloths

  • Lagomorpha: Rabbits, Hares, and Pikas

  • Rodentia: Rats, Dormice, Hamsters, and Caviomorphs

  • Insect-eaters: Shrews, Moonrats, Solenodons, Tenrecs, and Allies

  • Ruminantia: Deer and Bovids

  • Hippopotamidae: Hippos

  • Suidae: Pigs

  • Carnivora: Dogs, Hyenas, Otters, and Martens

  • Carnivora: Felids

  • References

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: Speciation Processes in Island Environments

  • What Influences Speciation?

  • Types of Speciation on Islands

  • References

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: The Island Rule: Dwarfism and Gigantism

  • The Island Rule: A Graded Trend

  • The Island Rule in Detail

  • References

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: Parallel Patterns and Trends

  • Evolutionary Changes in the Teeth

  • Evolutionary Skeletal Changes

  • Evolutionary Brain Changes

  • Evolutionary Changes in Life History

  • References

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE: Extinction of Island Mammals

  • The Island Prison

  • The Burden of Body Mass

  • Extinction Debt

  • Natural Disasters

  • Tectonics and Sea Level

  • Impact of Exotic Competitors

  • Impact of Exotic Predators

  • Genetic Disorders and Infections

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