Faunal and Floral Migration and Evolution in SE Asia-Australasia

摘要: This multidisciplinary book focuses on the relationships and interactions between palaeobiogeography, biogeography, dispersal, vicariance, migrations evolution of organisms in SE Asia-Australasian region. The investigates biogeographic links Asia Australasia which go back more than 500 million years. It also geological biological was Asian region that Alfred Russell Wallace established his line, now known as Wallace's Line, beginning biogeography. independently developed theory based work this area. brings together, for first time, geologists, palaeontologists, zoologists, botanists, entomologists, evolutionary biologists archaeologists, one volume, to relate region's past its present peculiarities. is organized into six sections. Section 1 Paleobiogeographic Background provides overviews tectonic Asia-Australasia, changing patterns land sea last 540 2 Palaeozoic Mesozoic Geology Biogeography discusses biogeography conodonts, brachiopods, plants, dinosaurs radiolarians recognition ancient boundaries or Lines 3 Line boundary by Wallace, including history establishment, significance general applicability context modern 4 Plant includes discussion primitive angiosperms, diaspora southern rushes, environmental, climatic implications plants palynomorphs migration insects, butterflies, birds, rodents other non-primate mammals discussed section 5, Non Primates. final 6 Primates radiation, primates papers occurrence early hominids requirements human colonization Australia.