Crisci, Jorge V.

Historical Biogeography: An Introduction - Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2003. - x, 250 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Introduction: What Is Historical Biogeography?
Part I: Methods in Historical Biogeography
1. Defining Distribution Areas and Areas of Endemism
2. Center of Origin and Dispersal
3. Phylogenetic Biogeography
4. Ancestral Areas
5. Panbiogeography
6. Cladistic Biogeography
7. Parsimony Analysis of Endemicity
8. Event-Based Methods
9. Phylogeography
10. Experimental Biogeography
11. A Comparison of Methods: The Case of the Southern Beeches Part II: Topics in Historical Biogeography
12. Molecular Phylogenies in Biogeography
13. Biodiversity and Conservation Evaluations
14. Species Introduction Conclusion: A Conceptual Framework for the Future
Appendix A: Phylogeny
Appendix B: Software in Historical Biogeography
Glossary
Works Cited
Index

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