Next Generation Systematics
- 351pages
- 13 heures de lecture
Cheap and plentiful genome sequence data is transforming biology, and will surely transform systematics. This volume explores how.
Systematics Association Special Volume Séries
Cette série de publications explore le monde complexe de la biologie systématique, la science dédiée à la classification et à la dénomination des organismes. Chaque volume offre une synthèse des recherches de pointe dans divers domaines, de la théorie de l'évolution à la phylogénétique moléculaire. Elle constitue une ressource essentielle pour les scientifiques professionnels et les amateurs dévoués cherchant à comprendre la vaste diversité de la vie sur Terre et ses liens évolutifs. Explorez la complexité et la beauté de la classification biologique à travers ces contributions faisant autorité.
Systematics Association Special Volume - 79: Biogeography of Microscopic Organisms
Is Everything Small Everywhere?
- 384pages
- 14 heures de lecture
Bringing together the viewpoints of leading experts in taxonomy, ecology and biogeography of different taxa, this book synthesises discussion surrounding the so-called 'everything is everywhere' hypothesis. It addresses the processes that generate spatial patterns of diversity and biogeography in organisms that can potentially be cosmopolitan. The contributors discuss questions such as: are microorganisms (e.g. prokaryotes, protists, algae, yeast and microscopic fungi, plants and animals) really cosmopolitan in their distribution? What are the biological properties that allow such potential distribution? Are there processes that would limit their distribution? Are microorganisms intrinsically different from macroscopic ones? What can microorganisms tell us about the generalities of biogeography? Can they be used for experimental biogeography? Written for graduate students and academic researchers, the book promotes a more complete understanding of the spatial patterns and the general processes in biogeography.