In this volume we aimed to assess progress in determining the processes by which current patterns of tropical biodiversity were established and are maintained.

Quaternary Ecology, Evolution, and Biogeography offers an introduction to the study of the ecological and evolutionary processes that have shaped our present bi

Biodiversity of Pantepui: The Pristine "Lost World" of the Neotropical Guiana Highlands provides the most updated and comprehensive knowledge on the biota, orig

Synthesizing theoretical & empirical analyses of the processes that help shape these unique ecosystems, 'Tropical Rainforests' looks at the effects of evolution

Everyone uses species. All human cultures, whether using science or not, name species. Species are the basic units for science, from ecosystems to model organis