The tropical history and future of the Mediterranean biota and the West African enigma

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-41

  Vermeij, Geerat J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Extinction; Indo West Pacific; Marine biogeography; Mediterranean; Molluscs; Neogene; Suez Canal; Tropicalization; West Africa

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BIOGEOGRAPHY; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; BIOTA; EXTINCTION; FOSSIL RECORD; FUTURE PROSPECT; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; ISOLATED POPULATION; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MOLLUSC; OLIGOCENE; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PLIOCENE; SPECIALIZATION; TAXONOMY;

EGYPT; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SUEZ CANAL; WEST AFRICA;

MOLLUSCA; ZANCLEA;

EID: 83555177316     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02601.x     Document Type: Review

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