Biogeography
An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach
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Beschreibung
The latest edition of this highly successful and popular textbookhas been completely revised and updated to include the latestdevelopments in biogeography. It offers excellent insight into themulti-disciplinary nature of biogeography, providing the studentwith a sound historical base, up-to-date factual content and aclear explanation of current controversies.
* New chapter on molecular evidence for the interpretation ofpatterns of biogeography
* New section on the biogeography of parasitic diseases
* Strong use of references providing a platform for advancedstudents to follow further debate in the current literature
* Balanced treatment of continental biogeography, islandbiogeography and marine biogeography
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C. Barry Cox
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"May I congratulate [Cox and Moore] in once again, making asubject that requires of the student a certain breadth ofexperience and a willingness to embrace many disciplines,attractive appealing and accessible...this publication willcontinue to be the authoritative and highly acclaimed text forstudents of biogeography" Dr Malcolm Greenwood,Loughborough University, UK
"This is a great compendium of the science ofBiogeography, broad but full of details...with new referencesand good coverage of recent breakthroughs. Its well-balancedcoverage of most major biomes, including marine systems, reallystand out"Professor George Robinson, SUNY at Albany,US
"The latest edition of Biogeography is an excellent overview ofthe history of biogeography and related sciences and how this hasculminated in the latest advances in biogeography."
Blumea, June 2005
"All in all, Cox and Moore have written an ejoyable, veryreadable book..."
Systematic Biology, April 2006
"An excellent introductory text on biogeography...clearly andneatly written, very well structured and effectivelyillustrated...yet again, the authors have very successfullyrevitalized their classic text and I am absolutely certain that itwill remain a bestseller for many more years to come." MartinKent (University of Plymouth) in Progress in PhysicalGeography
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