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American and Australasian Marsupials An Evolutionary, Biogeographical, and Ecological Approach

Name: American and Australasian Marsupials
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Author: Cáceres Nilton C. (Curatore); Dickman Christopher R. (Curatore)
ISBN: 9783031084188

cáceres nilton c. (curatore); dickman christopher r. (curatore)

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Genere:Libro

Lingua: Inglese

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Springer

Pubblicazione: 07/2023

Edizione: 1st ed. 2023

Trama

This book focuses on the evolution, biogeography, systematics, taxonomy, and ecology of New World and Australasian marsupials, greatly expanding the current knowledge base. There are roughly 140 species of New World marsupials, of which the opossum is the best known. Thanks to recent research, there is now an increasing amount of understanding about their evolution, biogeography, systematics, ecology, and conservation in the Americas, especially in South America. There are also some 270 marsupial species in the Australasian region, many of which have been subject to research only in recent years. Based on this information and the authors’ extensive research, this book provides comprehensive insights into the world's marsupials. It will appeal to academics and specialized researchers, students of zoology, paleontology, evolutionary biology, ecology, physiology and conservation as well as interested non-experts.

Sommario

Introduction.- Section I. Evolution and Diversification: Checklist of New World Marsupials.- Taxonomy and Diversity of Living New World Marsupials .- Cenozoic Metatherian Evolution in the Americas.- Paleogene Metatherians from the Itaboraí Basin: Diversity, Affinities, and Paleobiogegraphic Context.-Postweaning Skull Growth in Living American and Australasian Marsupials: Allometry and Evolution.- Evolutionary Diversification of Skull Morphology in Faunivorous Marsupials: A Comparison between the American and the Australasian Lineages.- Morphology, Form and Function in Didelphid Marsupials.- Hair Microstructure Diversification in Neotropical Marsupials: the Roles of Phylogenetic Signal and Adaptation.- Patterns of Phenotypic Evolution and Diversification in the Short-Tailed Opossum Genus Monodelphis.- Section II. Biogeography: From Bergmann’s to Cope’s rules: An Overview on the Trait Variation in New World Marsupials.- A Macroevolutionary Approach to Study the Age-Area Relationships for the New World Marsupials.- An Overview of Species Richness and Beta Diversity Patterns of New World Marsupials.- Diversification of the Didelphid Marsupials of South America..- Diversity and Endemism of Marsupials in the Guiana Region (northeastern Amazonia).- Diversity, Endemism, and Biogeographical History of Marsupials from the South American “Dry Diagonal”.- Spatial Patterns and Drivers of Species Richness and Endemism of Marsupials in the Atlantic Forest in eastern South America.- Section III. Ecology: Population Dynamics of Neotropical Marsupials.- More than Semelparity or Iteroparity: Diversity of Reproductive Strategies in New World Marsupials.- Movement Patterns, Habitat Selection, and Home Range of New World Marsupials.- Positional Behavior and Locomotor Performance of New World Marsupials: Links with Habitat and Substrate Use.- Food Habits of New World Marsupials.- Feeding Patterns of Marsupials in a Neotropical Savanna: Intra- and Interspecific Diet Variation and Seasonal Patterns.- Activity Patterns of New World Marsupials.- IV. Conservation.- Conservation Biogeography of Living New World marsupials (Didelphimorphia, Microbiotheria, and Paucituberculata)..- Effects of Habitat Loss and Fragmentation on Assemblages, Populations, and Individuals of New World marsupials.-. Effects of Habitat Loss and Fragmentation per se in Didelphid Marsupials of the Atlantic Forest.- Left Out of the Pouch: Marsupials and the Coverage Provided by Protected Areas in Brazil.-. Unraveling Human-Wildlife Interactions in Urban Areas: the Case of Didelphis aurita in a Large Metropolis.- Habitat Loss, Fragmentation, and Transformation are threatening a Relict Marsupial from Southern South American Temperate Rainforests.- Concluding Remarks.

Autore

Nilton Cáceres work focuses mostly on the ecology and evolution of mammals, particularly marsupials, rodents, carnivores, and primates. Nilton is a Professor in Vertebrate Zoology and Animal Behaviour at the Federal University of Santa Maria and a Research Fellow of the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). He has written more than 150 journal articles and book chapters, as well as been editor and co-editor of Marsupials of Brazil (2006 and 2012) and The Mammals of Rio Grande do Sul (2013). His research has had international collaborations with, among others, Argentinean, Spanish, Italian, and English researchers, focusing mainly on the Neotropical fauna.

Christopher R. Dickman’s work focuses mostly on the ecology of mammals and on a range of projects in applied conservation and management. Chris is a Professor in Ecology (personal chair) at The University of Sydney and a Fellow of both the Australian Academy of Science and the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. He has written more than 500 journal articles and book chapters, as well as several monographs on marsupials including the award-winning A Fragile Balance: The Extraordinary Story of Australian Marsupials and Secret Lives of Carnivorous Marsupials (with Andrew Baker); he is also co-editor of Marsupials and Predators with Pouches: The Biology of Carnivorous Marsupials. He is the recipient of several national and international awards, including the Troughton Medal from the Australian Mammal Society and the C. Hart Merriam award from the American Society of Mammalogists.