Buch, Englisch, 350 Seiten, Format (B × H): 288 mm x 215 mm, Gewicht: 1216 g
Buch, Englisch, 350 Seiten, Format (B × H): 288 mm x 215 mm, Gewicht: 1216 g
ISBN: 978-1-4822-5475-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Inc
Key Features:
- Provides a comprehensive systematic review of the African proboscidean fossil record
- Includes a summary of taxonomy, geochronology, biogeography and morphology
- Documents major faunal events including those associated with hominin origins
- Synthesizes new data from genomic, isotopic, and microware analyses
- Emphasizes the role of elephants in ecosystems and the importance of conservation
Zielgruppe
Professional Reference
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin: Groß- und Nutztiere
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften, Biologie: Sachbuch, Naturführer
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Evolutionsbiologie
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction: Desiderata
1—Context of African Proboscidean Evolution
2—Early Paleogene: Origin and Evolution of the First Proboscideans
3—Late Paleogene: First Major Diversification and Adaptive Radiation of Proboscideans
4—Early to Middle Miocene: Diversification of Proboscideans and Dominance of Elephantimorphs
5—Late Miocene: The Rise of Elephants
6—Early Pliocene: Proboscidean Relay Interval
7—Late Pliocene to Holocene: The Rise and Fall of the Elephas recki complex