Book ID: 100119
Albert, James S. and Roberto E. Reis (eds.)
Historical Biogeography of Neotropical Freshwater Fishes. 2011. illus. XV, 388 p. 4to. Hardcover.
The fish faunas of continental South and Central America constituteone of the greatest concentrations of aquatic diversity on Earth, consisting of about 10 percent of all living vertebrate species.The book explores the evolutionary origins of this unique ecosystem.