Morphological evolution, aptations, homoplasies, constraints and evolutionary trends : catfishes as a case study on general phylogeny and macroevolution / Rui Diogo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Diogo, Rui.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catfishes--Phylogeny.

Catfishes.

Macroevolution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (502 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Enfield, NH : Science Publishers, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The major aim of this work is, to help clarify the interrelationships of catfishes, with major implications on the study of the general evolution of these fishes. A great part of this work, therefore, deals with a cladistic analysis of catfish higher-level phylogeny based on extensive morphological data, in which are included some terminal taxa not included in previous analyses, but principally a large number of characters traditionally excluded from those analyses, with particular attention being given to catfish morphology. This analysis gives particular importance to complex, integrated structures. It will be interest to students, ichthyologists and biologists working in evolution, taxonomy and phylogeny.

Contents:

chapter 1 Catfishes: Introduction

chapter 2 Methodology and Material

chapter 3 Phylogenetic Analysis

chapter Diplomystes,

chapter Helogenes, Callichthys, Corydoras, Loricaria, Hypoptopoma, Lithoxus, Scoloplax, Astroblepus, Nematogenys, Trichomycterus, Hatcheria)

chapter (Amphilius,

part (Clarias, Silurus,

chapter (Erethistes,

chapter (Paramphilius,

part Liobagrus, Akysis, Parakysis, Amblyceps, Glyptosternon, Gagata, Erethistes, Hara, Bunocephalus, Aspredo, Xyliphius, Goeldiella, Synodontis, Mochokus, AmiuruS

chapter (Parakysis, Doras, Pimelodus, Calophysus,

chapter (Callichthys,

chapter Gly ptothorax, Cetopsis, Nematogenys, Trichomycterus, Hatcheria, Amphilius, Paramphilius, Andersonia, Belonoglanis, Doumea, Phractura, Trachyglanis, Leptoglanis, Zaireichthys, Clarias, Uegitglanis, Heterobranchus, Heteropneustes)

chapter Hat cheria, Callichthys, Corydoras, Loricaria, Hypoptopoma, Lithoxus, Scoloplax, Astroblepus)

chapter Plotosus: [96:1—>0], [98:1-42], [99:0-41], [212:1-40], [242:0->l] Paraplotosus: [264:0—>1] Amblyceps: [9:0—>2] Liobagrus: [47:1-40], [265:0—>1], [348:0-41] Parakysis: [47:1—>0], [144:0-41], [185:0-42], [206:0-41], [227:0-41], [236:1—>0], Akysis: [164:1-42], [325:0-41], [428:0-41] Bagarius: [80:0-41], [109:0—>1] Gagata: [5:0-41], [81:0-41], [83:0—>1], [104:0-41], [325:3-40] Glyptostemon: [48:1-42], [139:1-40], [148:2—>0L [178:0-41], [192:0—>1],

chapter 4 Higher-level Phylogeny and Macroevolution of Catfishes: A Discussion

chapter 5 Catfishes, Case Studv for General Discussions of Phylogenetic and Macroevolutionary Topics

chapter References

chapter Lis t of Abbreviations

chapter Ind ex.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [461]-480) and index.

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ISBN:

0-429-07741-6

1-4822-8008-6

1-281-94861-6

9786611948610

1-57808-662-0

9780429077418

OCLC:

300848485