Retrograde Evolution During Major Extinction Crises

1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-3-319-27916-9
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 77 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1591 g

Reihe: SpringerBriefs in Evolutionary Biology

This book is the first of its kind, providing in-depth analysis of the retrograde evolution occurring during major extinction periods. The text offers a non-strictly adaptative explanation of repetition of phyla after the major extinctions, utilizing a study of seven phylogenetically distinct groups. This opens a new experimental field in evolutionary biology with the possibility of reconstructing ancestral forms in lab by applying artificial stresses.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Guex, Jean

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbellose (Invertebrata)
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Paläontologie, Taphonomie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Evolutionsbiologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Biodiversität
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Mikrobiologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction to retrograde evolutionary changes during major environmental crises.- Evolution of planctonic foraminifera.- Evolution of Radiolarians.- Evolution of ammonoids and Nautiloids.- Evolution of corals.- Evolution of conodonts.- Evolution of silicoflagellates as an example of unique lab experiment.

Über Autor(innen)

Jean Guex, Professor Emeritus, University of Lausanne (email: [e-mail])