Phylogeography of California : an introduction / Kristina A. Schierenbeck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schierenbeck, Kristina A., 1956- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Phylogeography--California.

Phylogeography.

Geology--California.

Geology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (872 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Phylogeography of California examines the evolution of a variety of taxa-ancient and recent, native and migratory-to elucidate evolutionary events both major and minor that shaped the distribution, radiation, and speciation of the biota of California. The book also interprets evolutionary history in a geological context and reviews new and emerging phylogeographic patterns. Focusing on a region that is defined by physical and political boundaries, Kristina A. Schierenbeck provides a phylogeographic survey of California's diverse flora and fauna according to their major organismal groups. Life history and ecological characteristics, which play prominent roles in the various outcomes for respective clades, are also considered throughout the work. Supporting scholars and researchers who study evolutionary diversification, the book analyzes research that helps assess one of the major challenges in phylogeographic studies: understanding changes in population structures shaped by geological and geographical processes. California is one of only twenty-five acknowledged biological hotspots worldwide, and the phylogeographic history of the state can be extrapolated to study other regions in western North America. Further consideration is given to implications for conservation, recommendations concerning the biogeographic provinces that roughly define the state of California, and predictions related to climate change.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

2. Historical Processes That Shaped California

3. The Cenozoic Era: Paleogene and Neogene Periods (65-2.6 Ma)

4. Quaternary Geologic and Climatic Changes

5. Conifers

6. Flowering Plants

7. Insects

8. Fishes

9. Amphibians

10. Reptiles

11. Birds

12. Mammals

13. Marine Mammals

14. Consistent Phylogeographic Patterns across Taxa and Major Evolutionary Events

15. Conservation Implications and Recommendations

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780520959248

0520959248

OCLC:

886107772