SpringerBriefs in Evolutionary Biology

This book offers an up-to-date review and synthesis of the role of tectonics in Neotropical bioregionalisation, in particular transition zones. The main questions are &quote;What are transition zones?&quote;, &quote;How would we identify them?&quote; and, &quote;What are the tectonic drivers of transition zones?&quote; These questions are pertinent as they may reveal a new transition zone within the Caribbean (Antillean sub-region), and provides an up-to-date account of the biotectonics of the Caribbean. In addition, the book contains a detailed tectonic summary of the development of the Andes and the bioregionalisation of the South American Transition Zone.