Mammalian Evolution, Diversity and Systematics
by Frank E. Zachos, Robert J. Asher
1st Edition
Publisher: De Gruyter
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9783110275902 |
| eText ISBN | 9783110382549 |
| Publisher | De Gruyter |
| Publishing Year | 2018 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Language | English |
Mammalian Evolution, Diversity and Systematics, 1st Edition, serves as the introductory handbook to the Mammalia series of the Handbook of Zoology. Published by De Gruyter, the volume provides a comprehensive foundation for understanding mammalian relationships, evolutionary history, and global diversity.
The volume combines reviews of mammalian phylogenetics with paleontological, taxonomic, and evolutionary chapters. Coverage spans early synapsid lineages, Mesozoic mammalian adaptations, species concepts, and speciation mechanisms.
Contextualizing these findings within the global biodiversity crisis, in which one in four mammal species is threatened with extinction, the handbook is designed as essential reading for mammalogists, zoologists, and conservationists.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Species concepts and species delimitation in mammals
Chapter 2: Chromosomes and speciation in mammals
Chapter 3: Taxonomy, trees, and truth in historical mammalogy
Chapter 4: Mammalian embryology and organogenesis
Chapter 5: Non-Mammalian synapsids: the deep roots of the mammalian family tree
Chapter 6: Mesozoic mammals — early mammalian diversity and ecomorphological adaptations
Chapter 7: Diversity and relationships within crown Mammalia
Chapter 8: Mammal extinction risk and conservation: patterns, threats, and management
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