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Journal articles on the topic "Caribbean biogeography"

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DÁVALOS, LILIANA M. "Phylogeny and biogeography of Caribbean mammals." Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 81, no. 3 (March 10, 2004): 373–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2003.00302.x.

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Page, R. "Towards a Cladistic Biogeography of the Caribbean." Cladistics 10, no. 1 (March 1994): 21–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/clad.1994.1002.

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Hedges, S. "Reply: Towards a Biogeography of the Caribbean." Cladistics 10, no. 1 (March 1994): 43–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/clad.1994.1003.

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Page, Roderic D. M., and Charles Lydeard. "TOWARDS A CLADISTIC BIOGEOGRAPHY OF THE CARIBBEAN." Cladistics 10, no. 1 (July 19, 2005): 21–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-0031.1994.tb00162.x.

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Hedges, S. Blair, Carla Ann Hass, and Linda R. Maxson. "REPLY: TOWARDS A BIOGEOGRAPHY OF THE CARIBBEAN." Cladistics 10, no. 1 (July 19, 2005): 43–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-0031.1994.tb00163.x.

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Sandin, Stuart A., Mark J. A. Vermeij, and Allen H. Hurlbert. "Island biogeography of Caribbean coral reef fish." Global Ecology and Biogeography 17, no. 6 (November 2008): 770–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-8238.2008.00418.x.

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Rauchenberger, Mary. "Historical Biogeography of Poeciliid Fishes in the Caribbean." Systematic Zoology 37, no. 4 (December 1988): 356. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2992198.

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Rauchenberger, M. "Historical Biogeography of Poeciliid Fishes in the Caribbean." Systematic Biology 37, no. 4 (December 1, 1988): 356–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/37.4.356.

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McHugh, Anne, Carol Yablonsky, Greta Binford, and Ingi Agnarsson. "Molecular phylogenetics of Caribbean Micrathena (Araneae : Araneidae) suggests multiple colonisation events and single island endemism." Invertebrate Systematics 28, no. 4 (2014): 337. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/is13051.

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The terrestrial biota of the Caribbean islands includes many lineages, some whose presence on the islands dates back some 35–40 million years ago, when land bridges are thought to have linked islands to continents, and others that have colonised more recently via dispersal. The New World spiny orb-weavers (Micrathena Sundevall, 1833) are a diverse group of mostly Neotropical spiders. Eight species have been described on the Greater Antilles islands: three widespread and five single island endemics. Here, using three molecular markers (16S rRNA, ITS-2 and COI) we provide a preliminary phylogenetic test of the taxonomy and biogeography of Caribbean Micrathena through the first molecular phylogeny of the genus. Our analyses support monophyly of the genus, but not that of Caribbean Micrathena with at least 3–4 colonisations from South America. We sampled six of the eight nominal Caribbean species (M. banksi, M. cubana, M. similis, M. forcipata, M. horrida, M. militaris), but demark eight divergent genetic lineages that all are single island endemics, and morphologically distinct. Thus a revision of the taxonomy of Caribbean Micrathena is needed. Our results function foremost to guide more thorough taxon sampling of Micrathena that enable more rigorous assessments of its diversity and biogeography in the Caribbean.
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Wyatt Durham, J. "Movement of the Caribbean plate and its importance for biogeography in the Caribbean." Geology 13, no. 2 (1985): 123. http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1985)13<123:motcpa>2.0.co;2.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Caribbean biogeography"

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Kaiser, Hinrich. "Systematics and biogeography of eastern Caribbean frogs." Thesis, McGill University, 1993. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=41632.

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This study examines the systematics and biogeography of frogs in the Eastern Caribbean, a biogeographical province consisting of the Lesser Antilles, Trinidad, and Tobago. A comprehensive collection of specimens was subjected to an analysis incorporating morphometric, osteological, and biochemical approaches. An investigation of $ alpha$-level taxonomy revealed the presence of four additional taxa: Colostethus chalcopis sp. nov. on Martinique, Eleutherodactylus amplinympha sp. nov. on Dominica, E. euphronides comb. nov. on Grenada, and E. shrevei comb. nov. on St. Vincent. Based on species distributions and detailed analyses of the largely congruent data sets, Eastern Caribbean frogs can be grouped into two major categories, those originating with South American stock and those of Greater Antillean ancestry. A South American origin is obvious for species which have no congeneric relatives in the Greater Antilles, e.g. C. chalcopis, Leptodactylus fallax, L. wagneri. Among the Eleutherodactylus species, northern Eastern Caribbean taxa form a monophyletic group within the E. auriculatus species group; the topology of relationships is ((E. barlagnei, E. pinchoni) ((E. amplinympha, E. martinicensis) E. johnstonei)). The southern Eastern Caribbean species may or may not form a monophyletic group, but E. euphronides and E. shrevei are sister taxa. The topology for these species is (E. urichi (E. terraebolivaris (E. euphronides, E. shrevei))). Thus, the Eastern Caribbean forms a biogeographic link between the large South American and Greater Antillean radiations of Eleutherodactylus; Eleutherodactylus is the only truly circum-Caribbean frog genus. Furthermore, historical evidence shows that the patchy, Caribbean-wide distribution of E. johnstonei is the direct result of accidental introduction mitigated by humans during the past three centuries.
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Skomrock, Nicholas David. "The Biogeography of the Caribbean Land Snail Family Annulariidae." The Ohio State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1417706937.

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Gómez, Maria Isabel. "Systematics, phylogeny and biogeography of Mesoamerican and Caribbean freshwater gastropods (Cerithioidea: Thiaridae and Pachychilidae)." Doctoral thesis, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät I, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.18452/16109.

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Durch vergleichende Analysen von morphologischen, anatomischen und molekulargenetischen Daten habe ich die Systematik zweier distinkter Taxa von Süßwasserschnecken innerhalb der Superfamilie Cerithioidea untersucht: Thiaridae Gill, 1871 und Pachychilidae Troschel, 1858. Die Familie Thiaridae wird durch eine endemische Art auf Jamaika (Hemisinus lineolatus) sowie zwei endemische Arten auf Kuba (H. cubanianus und Cubaedomus brevis) vertreten. Morphologisch unterscheidet sich Hemisinus von den anderen Thiaridae durch ein kurzes, anteriores Osphradium, einen Mitteldarm mit flach ausgeprägten Blinddarm sowie ein großes „accessory pad“. Phylogenetischen Analysen zeigen dass die jamaikanische H. lineolatus eng mit den Thiariden des nördlichen Südamerikas verwandt ist. Die anatomischen und morphologischen Ähnlichkeiten zwischen Hemisinus und afrikanischen Familien lassen vermuten, dass diese einen gemeinsamen Vorfahren haben. Die Geologischen und geographischen Daten deuten auf einen kontinentalen Ursprung von Hemisinus mit nachfolgender Kolonialisierung auf den Inseln hin. Bei den Pachychilidae beschränkte sich meine Arbeit auf die Karibischen und mittelamerikanischen Arten. Die geringen morphologischen Variationen der Schale und der Radula zwischen den meisten Arten, deuten auf Homoplasie hin, so dass diese Merkmale taxonomische wenig geeignete sind. Des weiteren scheint der Besitz von glatten Gehäusen ein konvergentes Merkmal ist, dass mindestens zweimal entstanden ist, während skulpturierte Schalen ehe Synapomorphie darstellen. Molekulare Untersuchungen zeigen dass die mittelamerikanischen und kubanischen Pachychilidae monophyletisch sind, während die Pachychiliden aus Zentral-Mexiko, Kuba sowie P. vallesensis nicht in die Gattung Pachychilus gehören. Die Analysierten Daten deuten auf einen vikarianten Ursprung der kubanischen und einen von Zentral-Guatemala ausgehenden, dispersiven Ursprung der kontinentalen Pachychilidae hin.
Through comparative analyses of morphological, anatomical and molecular genetic data, I reviewed the systematics of two distinct lineages of Neotropical freshwater snails within the superfamily Cerithioidea: Thiaridae Gill, 1871 and Pachychilidae Troschel, 1858. Concerning the Thiaridae, this family is represented by one endemic species in Jamaica (Hemisinus lineolatus), and two endemic species in Cuba (H. cubanianus and Cubaedomus brevis). The diagnostic characters that separate Hemisinus from the rest of the thiarid are a short and anterior osphradium and a midgut with shallow caecum and large accessory pad. Phylogenetic analysis showed the Jamaican H. lineolatus closely related to the northern South American Thiaridae. I also found Hemisinus sharing anatomical and morphological features with African families other than Thiaridae, indicating common ancestry with an Oriental freshwater lineage. Geological and geographical data point to a continental origin of Hemisinus with subsequent dispersal to the Caribbean Islands. About the Pachychilidae, I have carried out a critical systematic revision only on its Mesoamerican members. Anatomical studies of shell and radula characters as well as phylogenetic analyses based on two mitochondrial genes (COI, 16S), were performed. Due to the subtle morphological variations in shells and radulae found, I propose that both are homoplasic features generally unsuitable for distinguishing Neotropical pachychilids. Molecular analyses showed that the Cuban and Mesoamerican Pachychilidae are monophyletic, suggesting also that the species from central Mexico, Cuba and P. vallesensis belong to genera different than Pachychilus. Also, that in the group the possession of smooth shells is a convergent character which has evolved at least twice, while a sculptured shell is a synapomorphy. Analyzed data evidence a vicariant origin of the Cuban Pachychilidae, and a dispersal origin of the continental members from a central Guatemalan ancestor.
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Murray, Kevin Lager. "The Genetic Structure and Mating System of the Buffy Flower Bat (Erophylla sezekorni)." Scholarly Repository, 2008. http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations/138.

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The buffy flower bat (Erophylla sezekorni) is a neotropical leaf-nosed bat (Phyllostomidae) that is endemic to the Greater Antilles. Although this species is one of the most common and abundant species of mammals in the West Indies, very little is known about its ecology and evolution. To address this deficiency, I studied the genetic structure and mating system of the buffy flower bat on several islands throughout its range, focusing a more intensive study on the island of Exuma, Bahamas. I first studied the effects of ocean barriers on genetic diversification within Erophylla and two related endemic genera of endemic West Indian bats, Brachphylla, Phyllonycteris (Chapter II). I found evidence that ocean barriers inhibit gene flow and promote speciation within these genera. Focusing on genus Erophylla (Chapter III), I found that ocean channels usually act as barriers to gene flow among island populations within species. However, relatively shallow and narrow ocean channels formed semi-permeable barriers allowing gene flow between some island populations. Within the buffy flower bat, Erophylla sezekorni (Chapter IV), genetic diversity of mitochondrial DNA fragments was positively correlated with island size, with small islands having reduced genetic diversity. However, genetic diversity at several nuclear microsatellite loci was not correlated with island area and levels of genetic diversity were high for most island populations. In addition, island populations within the Great Bahamas Bank and Little Bahamas Bank showed high levels of gene flow between islands and showed no evidence of genetic bottlenecks. Populations of E. sezekorni on Exuma (Chapters IV and V) exhibited a polygynous mating system that included vigorous visual, acoustic, and olfactory male display behaviors. However, the social structure that I observed had a negligible effect on genetic diversity and genetic structure within these populations. Overall, the buffy flower bat exhibits very few of the genetic symptoms of island life, such as reduced genetic diversity and increased genetic isolation, and is evolutionarily adapted to persist on small oceanic islands.
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González, Gutiérrez Pedro Alejandro [Verfasser]. "Evolution and biogeography of Buxus L. (Buxaceae) in Cuba and the Caribbean / Pedro Alejandro González Gutiérrez." Berlin : Freie Universität Berlin, 2014. http://d-nb.info/1054328919/34.

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Sanchez, Michele. "Conservation genetics and biogeography of the Caribbean pine (Pinus caribaea var. bahamensis) in the Bahaman archipelago." Thesis, Birkbeck (University of London), 2012. http://bbktheses.da.ulcc.ac.uk/18/.

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The Bahaman archipelago contains large expanses of pine forests, where the endemic Caribbean pine Pinus caribaea var. bahamensis is the dominant species. This pine forest ecosystem is rich in species and also a valuable resource for the local economy. Small areas of old-growth forest still remain in the Turks and Caicos islands (TCI) and in some of the islands in the Bahamas; despite on-going severe infestation by pine tortoise scale insect Toumeyella parvicornis and high pine mortality in the former and intensive past commercial logging activities in the latter. For the first time integrated research on the genetics, morphology, ecology and biogeography of this variety was carried out throughout its whole distribution range. Past and present forest areas were mapped using historical physical maps and modern satellite imagery, showing forest loss due to urbanisation, pests and storm surges and expansions resulting mainly from dry-season human induced fires. Population genetic analysis using plastid and nuclear microsatellites revealed high ancient gene flow and recent genetic distance between populations of the Bahamas and the TCI; in addition to genetic structure within regions. Morphological differences were also observed and discussed. The variety showed high individual genetic and morphological variance and high plasticity. Despite the observation of good forest regeneration in normal circumstances, stochastic events did cause severe reductions in forest area and effective population size. A predominantly random and outcrossing breeding system was also inferred from the data, despite detection of some inbreeding in the smaller populations. Suggestions for the future conservation and management of the species included fire management and the creation or extension of in-situ conservation areas and ex-situ collections.
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Yusseff, Sohath Zamira. "Distribution, Dna Barcoding And Phylogenetics Of Caribbean Calliphoridae Flies: Tools For Forensic Studies." ScholarWorks @ UVM, 2018. https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/graddis/847.

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Blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) are among the most dominant and conspicuous insects in the decomposition process. They are important in forensic entomology to determine time of death and, in certain situations, cause of death or relocation of a body. Insects are now included as standard operating procedures in crime scene investigations in many countries, however, this is not standard procedure in the Caribbean area due to lack of knowledge of insects involved in cadaveric decomposition. Successful application of forensic entomology depends on solid underlying data. Our main goal is to advance the knowledge of Calliphoridae in the Caribbean to enable forensic entomology studies. We performed a mega-transect across the Caribbean and extensively collected flies attracted to rotten meat baits during five years from 2011 to 2015. Overall we collected 61,332 flies of which 34,650 were Calliphoridae. We sampled 16 of the 18 species of forensically important Caribbean Calliphoridae and three continental species. We determine the diversity and distribution of Calliphoridae in the Caribbean. We also present a thorough DNA barcode dataset, covering the geographic range of most species in the region. Finally we established phylogenetic relationships among Calliphoridae species and test biogeographical hypotheses, and patterns of diversification and endemism in the Caribbean. In sum, this is the most comprehensive study of the family Calliphoridae from the Caribbean that will open the door for future research on forensic entomology in the region.
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Judkins, Heather L. "Cephalopods of the Broad Caribbean : distribution, abundance, and ecological importance." [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2009. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0003021.

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Jestrow, Brett. "Phylogenetics, Conservation, and Historical Biogeography of the West Indian Members of the Adelieae (Euphorbiaceae)." FIU Digital Commons, 2010. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/315.

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The Caribbean Island Biodiversity Hotspot is the largest insular system of the New World and a priority for biodiversity conservation worldwide. The tribe Adeliae (Euphorbiaceae) has over 35 species endemic to this hotspot, representing one of the most extraordinary cases of speciation in the West Indies, involving taxa from Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and the Bahamas. These species form a monophyletic group and traditionally have been accommodated in two endemic genera: Lasiocroton and Leucocroton. A study based on: (1) scanning electron microscopy of pollen and trichomes, (2) macromorphology, and (3) molecular data, was conducted to reveal generic relationships within this group. Phylogenies were based on parsimony and Bayesian analyses of nucleotide sequences of the ITS regions of the nuclear ribosomal DNA and the non-coding chloroplast DNA spacers psbM-trnD and ycf6-pcbM. One species, Lasiocroton trelawniensis, was transferred from the tribe into the genus Bernardia. Of the remaining species, three major monophyletic assemblages were revealed, one was restricted to limestone ares of Hispaniola and was sister to a clade with two monophyletic genera, Lasiocroton and Leucocroton. Morphological, biogeographical, and ecological data provided additional support for each of these three monophyletic assemblages. The Hispaniolan taxa were accommodated in a new genus with four species: Garciadelia. Leucocroton includes the nickel hyperaccumulating species from serpentine soils of Cuba, while the rest of the species were placed in Lasiocroton, a genus restricted to limestone areas. The geographic history of the islands as well as the phylogenetic placement of the Leucocroton-alliance, allows the research to include the historical biogeography of the alliance across the islands of the Caribbean based on a dispersal-vicariance analysis. The alliance arose on Eastern Cuba and Hispaniola, with Lasiocroton and Leucocroton diverging on Eastern Cuba according to soil type. Within Leucocroton, the analysis shows two migrations across the serpentine soils of Cuba. Additional morphological, ecological, and phylogenetic analyses support four new species in Cuba (Lasiocroton gutierrezii) and Hispaniola (Garciadelia abbottii, G. castilloae, and G. mejiae).
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Huntington, Brittany. "Multi-Scale Patch Dynamics of Coral Communities: A Cross-Caribbean Investigation Using a Landscape Ecology Approach." Scholarly Repository, 2011. http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations/637.

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The overarching objective of this dissertation was to improve our knowledge of the relationship between seascape heterogeneity and diversity of stony coral assemblages across spatial scales. Coral communities on patch reefs in three regions of the Caribbean were used as a model system to investigating this relationship because patch reef heterogeneity could be readily quantified within the seascape using remote sensing and image analysis techniques. I began with a theoretical approach, exploring the origins of observed species diversity among coral communities at increasing spatial scales. Hierarchical sampling and null models revealed that coral diversity was governed by non-random processes at local- (10s of meters) and meso- (100s of m) scales. Spatial autocorrelation and reef heterogeneity were then investigated as potential mechanistic drivers of these non-random diversity patterns. I found limited support for spatial drivers. However, beta diversity was significantly correlated to metrics of reef heterogeneity (measured as reef size, spatial configuration, and complexity), indicating that differences in reef heterogeneity were making a disproportionate contribution to the overall coral community diversity. The relationship between corals and reef heterogeneity was found to be both scale-dependent and region dependent. This theoretical approach was followed by a manipulative approach using an existing artificial patch reef array to experimentally test the influence of reef spatial configuration and topographical complexity on local diversity. Corals were most sensitive to reef size and secondarily reef configuration within the seascape. Unlike reef fishes, reef complexity did not emerge as a strong predictor of the coral community composition in either the observational data or the experimental manipulation. These observational and experimental explorations of the relationship between corals and habitat reveal that intra-habitat variability (i.e. differences between patch reefs) can influence the diversity and abundance of corals. I then focused on applying this improved theoretical understanding towards improving coral management efforts. I present a new methodology to assess the efficacy of marine reserve effects by controlling for natural seascape variation within and beyond the reserve boundary, and I quantified the bias of underestimating coral diversity by using conventional reef monitoring protocols that ignore differences in reef size. In conclusion, I demonstrate empirically that seascape attributes of reef heterogeneity can contribute to coral diversity at relatively small spatial scales (<1km) and can affect corals with different life history traits in different ways. Hence, management and conservation efforts must consider the role of these meso-scale spatial metrics to influence the structure of the coral assemblage at the local scale.
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Books on the topic "Caribbean biogeography"

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Iturralde-Vinent, Manuel. Paleogeography of the Caribbean region: Implications for Cenozoic biogeography. [New York]: American Museum of Natural History, 1999.

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Pregill, Gregory K. Late Quaternary vertebrate faunas of the Lesser Antilles: Historical components of Caribbean biogeography. Pittsburgh: Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 1994.

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Davies, J. E., and M. A. Brunt. The Cayman Islands: Natural History and Biogeography. Springer, 2012.

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Heatwole, Harold. The Conservation and Biogeography of Amphibians in the Caribbean. Edited by Neftalí Ríos-López. Pelagic Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.53061/hucg2445.

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An expansive and detailed review of the biology of Caribbean amphibians, considering their threats, conservation and outlook in a changing world. Amphibians are the group of vertebrates undergoing the fastest rate of extinction; it is urgent that we understand the causes of this and find means of protecting them. This landmark illustrated volume brings together the leading experts in the field. As well as offering an overview of the region as a whole, individual chapters are devoted to each island or island-group and the measures used to protect their amphibians through legislation or nature reserves. The biological background of insular biogeography, including its methods, analysis and results, is reviewed and applied specifically to the problems of Caribbean amphibians – this includes a re-examination of patterns and general ideas about the status of amphibians in the Anthropocene. The Conservation and Biogeography of Amphibians in the Caribbean offers an important baseline against which future amphibian conservation can be measured in the face of climate change, rising sea level and a burgeoning human population.
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Veblen, Thomas, Kenneth Young, and Antony Orme. The Physical Geography of South America. Oxford University Press, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195313413.001.0001.

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The Physical Geography of South America, the eighth volume in the Oxford Regional Environments series, presents an enduring statement on the physical and biogeographic conditions of this remarkable continent and their relationships to human activity. It fills a void in recent environmental literature by assembling a team of specialists from within and beyond South America in order to provide an integrated, cross-disciplinary body of knowledge about this mostly tropical continent, together with its high mountains and temperate southern cone. The authors systematically cover the main components of the South American environment - tectonism, climate, glaciation, natural landscape changes, rivers, vegetation, animals, and soils. The book then presents more specific treatments of regions with special attributes from the tropical forests of the Amazon basin to the Atacama Desert and Patagonian steppe, and from the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Pacific coasts to the high Andes. Additionally, the continents environments are given a human face by evaluating the roles played by people over time, from pre-European and European colonial impacts to the effects of modern agriculture and urbanization, and from interactions with El Niño events to prognoses for the future environments of the continent.
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Book chapters on the topic "Caribbean biogeography"

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Donnelly, Thomas W. "2. Geologic Constraints on Caribbean Biogeography." In Zoogeography of Caribbean Insects, edited by James K. Liebherr, 15–37. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.7591/9781501746017-004.

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Nichols, Stephen W. "5. Kaleidoscopic Biogeography of West Indian Scaritinae (Coleoptera: Carabidae)." In Zoogeography of Caribbean Insects, edited by James K. Liebherr, 71–120. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.7591/9781501746017-007.

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Wilson, Edward O. "9. The Biogeography of the West Indian Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)." In Zoogeography of Caribbean Insects, edited by James K. Liebherr, 214–30. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.7591/9781501746017-011.

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Hamilton, Steven W. "7. Historical Biogeography of Two Groups of Caribbean Polycentropus (Trichoptera: Polycentropodidae)." In Zoogeography of Caribbean Insects, edited by James K. Liebherr, 153–82. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.7591/9781501746017-009.

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Roncal, Julissa, María Esther Nieto-Blázquez, Agustín Cardona, and Christine D. Bacon. "Historical Biogeography of Caribbean Plants Revises Regional Paleogeography." In Neotropical Diversification: Patterns and Processes, 521–46. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31167-4_20.

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Liebherr, James K. "6. Biogeographic Patterns of West Indian Platynus Carabid Beetles (Coleoptera)." In Zoogeography of Caribbean Insects, edited by James K. Liebherr, 121–52. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.7591/9781501746017-008.

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Connor, Edward F. "11. Fossils, Phenetics, and Phylogenetics: Inferring the Historical Dynamics of Biogeographic Distributions." In Zoogeography of Caribbean Insects, edited by James K. Liebherr, 254–70. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.7591/9781501746017-013.

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Stock, Jan H. "Caribbean biogeography and a biological calendar for geological events." In Crustacean Biogeography, 195–203. Routledge, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781315140674-9.

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Pregill, Gregory K., and Brian I. Crother. "Ecological and Historical Biogeography of the Caribbean." In Caribbean Amphibians and Reptiles, 335–56. Elsevier, 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-012197955-3/50021-5.

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Wing, Elizabeth S. "Native American Use of Animals in the Caribbean." In Biogeography of the West Indies, 481–518. CRC Press, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781420039481-24.

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Conference papers on the topic "Caribbean biogeography"

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Lewis, Delano S. "Role of Caribbean Islands in the diversification and biogeography of the neotropicalHeraclidesswallowtails." In 2016 International Congress of Entomology. Entomological Society of America, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1603/ice.2016.105401.

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Houlihan, Peter R. "Cross-pollination in the 21st century: Integrating entomologists and botanists to explore the island biogeography and conservation of Caribbean orchids." In 2016 International Congress of Entomology. Entomological Society of America, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1603/ice.2016.115646.

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