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Tropical forest ecosystems in Africa and South America : a comparative review / Edited by: Betty J. Meggers, Edward S. Ayensu and W. Donald Duckworth.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Copyright date: Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press , 1973Edition: First EditionDescription: viii, 350 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 0874741254
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 581
Partial contents:
Introduction -- Postdrifting Mesozoic floral evolution -- Africa, the “Odd Man Out” -- Floristic relationships between tropical Africa and tropical America -- Angiosperm evolution and the relationship of the Floras of Africa and America -- Palms in the tropical forest ecosystems of Africa and South America -- Leguminous resin-producing trees in Africa and South America -- Phytogeography and the evolution of the Velloziaceae -- Variation in the bottle gourd -- Growth habits of tropical trees: Some guiding principles -- Evolutionary relationships between flowering plants and animals in American and African tropical forests -- A comparison of the Hylean and Congo-West African rain forest ant faunas -- The genesis and nature of tropical forest and savanna grasshoppers faunas, with special reference to Africa -- Diptera parasitic on vertebrates in Africa south of the Sahara and in south America, and their medical significance -- Problems related to the transoceanic transport of insects, especially between the amazon and Congo areas.
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Colección general Colección general Biblioteca Yachay Tech 581 M497t 1973 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Ej. 1 Available 006352
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Introduction -- Postdrifting Mesozoic floral evolution -- Africa, the “Odd Man Out” -- Floristic relationships between tropical Africa and tropical America -- Angiosperm evolution and the relationship of the Floras of Africa and America -- Palms in the tropical forest ecosystems of Africa and South America -- Leguminous resin-producing trees in Africa and South America -- Phytogeography and the evolution of the Velloziaceae -- Variation in the bottle gourd -- Growth habits of tropical trees: Some guiding principles -- Evolutionary relationships between flowering plants and animals in American and African tropical forests -- A comparison of the Hylean and Congo-West African rain forest ant faunas -- The genesis and nature of tropical forest and savanna grasshoppers faunas, with special reference to Africa -- Diptera parasitic on vertebrates in Africa south of the Sahara and in south America, and their medical significance -- Problems related to the transoceanic transport of insects, especially between the amazon and Congo areas.

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