Overview
Based on the worldwide investigation of carabid ground beetles
The molecular phylogenetic approach written in this book brought the surprising discovery in taxonomy, evolutionary, and biogeographic studies
Will inspire the researchers in such fields and bring the new knowledge to the professional and amateur entomologist all over the world
Largest scale molecular phylogenetic studies on a particular group of insects on the worldwide basis
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Carabid ground beetles, sometimes called "walking jewels", are among the most thoroughly investigated insects in the world. This book presents the results of molecular phylogenetic analyses of 2000 specimens, including 350 species and that cover more than 90% of the known genera, from 500 localities in 35 countries. These comprehensive analyses using mitochondrial DNA-based dating suggest that carabid diversification took place about 40 to 50 million years ago as an explosive radiation of the major genera, coinciding with the collision of the Indian subcontinent and Eurasian land mass. The analyses also lead to surprising conclusions suggesting discontinuous evolution and parallel morphological evolution. With numerous color illustrations, this book presents readers with the dynamic principles of evolution and the magnificent geographic history of the earth as revealed by the study of beetles.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Carabid Ground Beetles
Authors: Syozo Osawa, Zhi-Hui Su, Yûki Imura
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-53965-0
Publisher: Springer Tokyo
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Japan 2004
Hardcover ISBN: 978-4-431-00487-5Published: 23 January 2004
Softcover ISBN: 978-4-431-67969-1Published: 23 November 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-53965-0Published: 27 June 2011
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 191
Topics: Entomology, Evolutionary Biology, Animal Genetics and Genomics
Industry Sectors: Biotechnology