MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2013002110
003 DLC
005 20151024081402.0
008 130412s2013 flua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2013002110
020 $a9781466579798 (hardback : acid-free paper)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $al------
050 00 $aQL408.2$b.P465 2013
082 00 $a594$223
084 $aSCI027000$aSCI031000$aSCI039000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aPetuch, Edward J.
245 10 $aBiogeography and biodiversity of western Atlantic mollusks /$cEdward J. Petuch, Department of Geosciences, Florida Atlantic University ; photography by Dennis Sargent.
264 1 $aBoca Raton :$bCRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group,$c2013.
300 $axiii, 234 pages :$billustrations (chiefly color) ;$c26 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 227-230)and index.
520 $a"Detailing three marine molluscan faunal provinces (Carolinian, Caribbean, and Brazilian), this volume examines the distribution and evolutionary patterns of the marine mollusks of the tropical and subtropical regions of the western Atlantic Ocean. It also covers the paleobiogeography of the tropical Americas, discussing the ancestral biogeographical regions that gave rise to the recent provincial and subprovincial arrangements. These biogeographical patterns are essential for understanding the evolution of modern continental shelf marine faunas, as they reflect the environmental and climatological histories of the entire oceanic basin. The book's color plates make it a highly desirable resource for marine biologists and malacologists"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aMollusks$zAtlantic Ocean$xGeographical distribution.
650 0 $aMollusks, Fossil$zAtlantic Ocean.
650 0 $aPaleobiology$zAtlantic Ocean.
650 7 $aSCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology / Marine Biology.$2bisacsh