Title A new island biogeography of the sea of Cortés / edited by Ted. J. Case, Martin L. Cody, Exequiel Ezcurra

Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 669 pages) : illustrations, maps (some color) Contents History of scientific exploration in the Sea of Cortés / George E. Lindsay and Iris Engstrand -- Geology and ages of the islands / Ana Luisa Carreño and Javier Helenes -- Physical oceanography / Saul Álvarez-Borrego -- Plants / Martin L. Cody [and others] -- Ants / April M. Boulton and Philip S. Ward -- Tenebrionid beetles / Francisco Sanchez Piñero and Rolf L. Aalbu -- Rocky-shore fishes / Donald A. Thomson and Matthew R. Gilligan -- Nonavian reptiles : origins and evolution / Robert W. Murphy and Gustavo Aguirre-Léon -- Reptiles : ecology / Ted J. Case -- Land birds / Martin L. Cody and Enriqueta Velarde -- Breeding dynamics of Heermann's gulls / Enriqueta Velarde and Exequiel Ezcurra -- Mammals / Timothy E. Lawlor [and others] -- Island food webs / Gary A. Polis [and others] -- Human impact in the Midriff Islands / Conrad J. Bahre and Luis Bourillón -- Cultural dispersal of plants and reptiles / Gary P. Nabhan -- Ecological conservation / Exequiel Ezcurra [and others] Summary Contributors. I. THE PHYSICAL SCENE. 1. History of Scientific Exploration in the Sea of Cortes, George E. Lindsay and Iris Engstrand. 2. Geology and Ages of the Islands, Ana Luisa Carreno and Javier Helenes. 3. Physical Oceanography, Saul Alvarez-Borrego. II. THE BIOLOGICAL SCENE. 4. Plants, Martin L. Cody et al. 5. Ants, April M. Boulton and Philip S. Ward. 6. Tenebrionid Beetles, Francisco Sanchez Pinero and Rolf L. Aalbu. 7. Rocky-Shore Fishes, Donald A. Thomson and Matthew R. Gilligan. 8. Nonavian Reptiles: Origins and Evolution, Robert W. Murphy and Gustavo Aguirre-Leon. 9. Reptiles: Ecol Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Island ecology -- Mexico -- California, Gulf of -- Congresses Biogeography -- Mexico -- California, Gulf of -- Congresses SCIENCE -- Environmental Science (see also Chemistry -- Environmental) NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Wilderness. NATURE -- Ecology. SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Ecology. Biogeography Island ecology SUBJECT California, Gulf of (Mexico) -- Congresses Subject Pacific Ocean -- Gulf of California Genre/Form Electronic books Conference papers and proceedings Form Electronic book Author Case, Ted J., editor. Cody, Martin L., 1941- editor. Ezcurra, Exequiel, editor. ISBN 9780195350906 0195350901 9780197561560 019756156X 1280833432 9781280833434

Other Titles Island biogeography of the sea of Cortés

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