Morphological change in Quaternary mammals of North America /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by Robert A. Martin, Anthony D. Barnosky.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York, NY, USA :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Cambridge University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1993.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
viii, 415 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations, maps ;
Dimensions
24 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Quaternary mammals and evolutionary theory: introductory remarks and historical perspective / Robert A. Martin and Anthony D. Barnosky -- A method for recognizing morphological stasis / Deborah K. Anderson -- Mosaic evolution at the population level in Microtus pennsylvanicus / Anthony D. Barnosky -- Variogram analysis of paleontological data / Andrew P. Czebieniak -- Morphological change in Quaternary mammals: a role for species interactions? / Tamar Dayan, Daniel Simberloff and Eitan Tchernov -- Rates of evolution in Plio-Pleistocene mammals: six case studies / Philip D. Gingerich -- Patterns of dental variation and evolution in prairie dogs, genus Cynomys / H. Thomas Goodwin -- Quantitative and qualitative evolution in the giant armadillo Holmesina (Edentata: Pampatheriidae) in Florida / Richard C. Hulbert, Jr. and Gary S. Morgan -- Evolution of mammoths and moose: the Holarctic perspective / Adrian M. Lister -- Evolution of hypsodonty and enamel structure in Plio-Pleistocene rodents / Larry D. Martin -- Patterns of variation and speciation in Quaternary rodents / Robert A. Martin -- Decrease in body size of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) during the late Holocene in South Carolina and Georgia / James R. Purdue and Elizabeth J. Reitz -- Short-term fluctuations in small mammals of the late Pleistocene from eastern Washington / John M. Rensberger and Anthony D. Barnosky -- Size change in North American Quaternary jaguars / Kevin Seymour -- Ontogenetic change of Ondatra zibethicus (Arvicolidae, Rodentia) cheek teeth analyzed by digital image processing / Laurent Viriot, Jean Chaline, Andre Schaaf and Eric Le Boulenge -- Morphological change in woodrat (Rodentia: Cricetidae) molars / Richard J. Zakrzewski.
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TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Mammals-- Evolution-- North America.
Mammals, Fossil-- Evolution-- North America.
Paleontology-- North America.
Paleontology-- Quaternary.
Aufsatzsammlung
Evolution
Mammals-- Evolution.
Mammifères-- Amérique du Nord-- Évolution.
Mammifères-- Fossiles-- Amérique du Nord-- Évolution.