Biogeography of Australasia: A Molecular Analysis

by Michael Heads

Over the last decade, molecular studies carried out on the Australasian biota have revealed a new world of organic structure that exists from submicroscopic to continental scale. Furthermore, in studies of global biogeography and evolution, DNA sequencing has shown that many large groups, such as flowering plants, passerine birds and squamates, have their basal components in this area. Using examples ranging from kangaroos and platypuses to kiwis...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107041023
• ISBN13: 9781107041028
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 503 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.1" x 9.8"