Book chapter
The Origin and Evolution of Amazonian Species Diversity
Neotropical Diversification: Patterns and Processes, pp 225-244
2020
Abstract
We identify key interdisciplinary questions and approaches to understanding the paleogeographic and biotic history of Amazonia. We discuss the importance of comparing evolutionary taxonomic units across groups and considering their particular environmental affinities as a framework for a mechanistic understanding of how the diversity of Amazonia was assembled across space and time. Although lineage diversity of the Amazonian biota is often quite old, current evidence indicates that much of Amazonia’s observed “species-level” diversity, as exemplified by birds, mammals, and butterflies, is young, mostly dating to the Quaternary. Much of the modern Amazonian landscape, including in particular its hydrological and environmental systems, was shaped over the Pliocene and Quaternary (last 5 Ma), yet significant landscape change affecting the evolution of biotas is less than 2 million years old.
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- Title
- The Origin and Evolution of Amazonian Species Diversity
- Creators
- J. Cracraft - American Museum of Natural HistoryCamila C. Ribas - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da AmazôniaF. M. d’Horta - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da AmazôniaJ. Bates - Field Museum of Natural HistoryR. P. AlmeidaA. AleixoJ. P. Boubli - University of SalfordK. E. Campbell - Natural History Museum of Los Angeles CountyF. W. Cruz - Universidade de São PauloM. Ferreira - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da AmazôniaS. C. Fritz - University of Nebraska–LincolnC. H. Grohmann - Universidade de São PauloE. M. Latrubesse - Earth Observatory of SingaporeL. G. Lohmann - Universidade de São PauloL. J. Musher - American Museum of Natural HistoryA. NogueiraA. O. Sawakuchi - Universidade de São PauloP. Baker - Duke University
- Contributors
- Valentí Rull (Editor)Ana Carolina Carnaval (Editor)
- Publication Details
- Neotropical Diversification: Patterns and Processes, pp 225-244
- Series
- Fascinating Life Sciences
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing; Cham
- Number of pages
- 20
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Ornithology
- Other Identifier
- 991022048369704721