{"product_id":"historical-biogeography-of-neotropical-freshwater-james-s-albert-9780520268685","title":"Historical Biogeography of Neotropical Freshwater Fishes","description":"The fish faunas of continental South and Central America constitute one of the greatest concentrations of aquatic diversity on Earth, consisting of about 10 percent of all living vertebrate species. \u003ci\u003eHistorical Biogeography of Neotropical Freshwater Fishes\u003c\/i\u003e explores the evolutionary origins of this unique ecosystem. The chapters address central themes in the study of tropical biodiversity: why is the Amazon basin home to so many distinct evolutionary lineages? What roles do ecological specialization, speciation, and extinction play in the formation of regional assemblages? How do dispersal barriers contribute to isolation and diversification? Focusing on whole faunas rather than individual taxonomic groups, this volume shows that the area's high regional diversity is not the result of recent diversification in lowland tropical rainforests. Rather, it is the product of species accumulating over tens of millions of years and across a continental arena.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James S. Albert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520268687\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520268685\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/08\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 1.10d","brand":"James S. Albert","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086711140607,"sku":"9780520268685","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a50f49c8-cd84-4397-9038-79f9f11d3ff1.jpg?v=1769096134","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/historical-biogeography-of-neotropical-freshwater-james-s-albert-9780520268685","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}