Our Ancient Lakes: A Natural History by Jeffrey McKinnon Hardcover Book

Description: Our Ancient Lakes by Jeffrey McKinnon "An introduction to the biodiversity of ancient lakes, explaining the surprising, often controversial findings ancient lake research is yielding about the formation and persistence of species"-- FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The unexpected diversity, beauty, and strangeness of life in ancient lakes-some millions of years old-and the remarkable insights the lakes are yielding about the causes of biodiversity.The unexpected diversity, beauty, and strangeness of life in ancient lakes-some millions of years old-and the remarkable insights the lakes are yielding about the causes of biodiversity.Most lakes are less than 10,000 years old and short-lived, but there is a much smaller number of ancient lakes, tectonic in origin and often millions of years old, that are scattered across every continent but Antarctica- Baikal, Tanganyika, Victoria, Titicaca, and Biwa, to name a few. Often these lakes are filled with a diversity of fish, crustaceans, snails, and other creatures found nowhere else in the world. In Our Ancient Lakes, Jeffrey McKinnon introduces the remarkable living diversity of these aquatic bodies to the general reader and explains the surprising, often controversial, findings that the study of their faunas is yielding about the formation and persistence of species.The first single-authored volume to synthesize studies of ancient lakes, Our Ancient Lakes provides an overview of the lakes and their distinctive geological origins; accounts of the evolutionary processes that have generated the incredible diversity found in the lakes and produced some of the fastest speciation rates known for vertebrates; the surprisingly important role of interspecies mating in the most rapid diversifications; the uniquely complete records of the creatures that inhabited the lakes, which are being extracted from deep lake sediments; the prospects for the lakes as we tumble into the Anthropocene; and much more.Shining a light on a class of biodiversity hot spot that is equivalent to coral reefs in the ocean or tropical rainforests on land, Our Ancient Lakes chronicles in a refreshingly personal and accessible way the often singular wonders of these venerable water bodies.The MIT Press gratefully acknowledges Furthermore- a program of the J.M. Kaplan Fund. Author Biography Jeffrey McKinnon received his BSc from the University of British Columbia and his PhD from Harvard University. A Professor of Biology at East Carolina University, his research has taken him to every continent but Antarctica and has appeared in journals including Nature and the American Naturalist. Table of Contents Preface ix 1 WHY ANCIENT LAKES DESERVE OUR ATTENTION, AND HOW THEY GOT MINE 1 2 THE ECOLOGICAL CAUSES OF DIVERSITY 21 3 EVOLVING TOGETHER AND APART 55 4 SPECIES IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER 79 5 CRICKET, CABERS, AND THE SINISTER ADVANTAGE 105 6 ON THE VIRTUES OF INTERSPECIFIC RELATIONS 135 7 SPLENDOR IN THE MUD 165 8 THE BLUE EYE OF SIBERIA 193 9 PLIOCENE, PLEISTOCENE, HOLOCENE, ANTHROPOCENE . . . ANCIENT LAKES MEET MODERN HOMO SAPIENS 231 Acknowledgments 267 Glossary 271 References and Further Reading 275 Index 305 Details ISBN0262047853 Author Jeffrey McKinnon Publisher MIT Press Ltd Year 2023 ISBN-13 9780262047852 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2023-10-17 Imprint MIT Press Subtitle A Natural History Country of Publication United States Illustrations 51 FIGURES AU Release Date 2023-10-17 NZ Release Date 2023-10-17 US Release Date 2023-10-17 UK Release Date 2023-10-17 ISBN-10 0262047853 DEWEY 577.63 Audience General Pages 336 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:151271273;

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