Species Diversity of Animals in Japan - Motokawa, Masaharu; Kajihara, Hiroshi; SpringerLink (Online service) (Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2017)
Preface -- Part 1 Introduction -- 1 "Land Emergence" and "Elevation Shift" Affect Diversification: A New Perspective Towards Understanding the High Species Diversity of Terrestrial Animals in Japan -- 2 An Overview of Recent Marine Biodiversity Research in Japan -- Part 2 Terrestrial Animals -- 3 A Review of the Processes of Mammalian Faunal Assembly in Japan: Insights from Molecular Phylogenetics -- 4 Biogeographic Pattern of Japanese Birds: A Cluster Analysis of Faunal Similarity and a Review of Phylogenetic Evidence -- 5 Historical Biogeography of the Terrestrial Reptiles of Japan: A Comparative Analysis of Geographic Ranges and Molecular Phylogenies -- 6 Species Diversity of Japanese Amphibians: Recent Progress and Future Prospects of Systematic Studies -- 7 Japanese Freshwater Fishes: Biogeography and Cryptic Diversity -- 8 The Species and Genetic Diversities of Insects in Japan, with Special Reference to the Aquatic Insects -- 9 Species Diversity and Phylogeny of Freshwater and Terrestrial Gammaridean Amphipods (Crustacea) in Japan -- 10 Tardigrade Research in Japan -- 11 Current Status of Entomophilic Nematode Survey in Japan -- 12 Diversity of Leeches from Japan: Recent Progress in Macrophagous and Blood-Feeding Taxa -- Part 3 Marine Invertebrates -- 13 Taxonomic Review of Japanese Sponges (Porifera) -- 14 Zoantharia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia) Diversity Research in Japan: Current State and Future Trends -- 15 Diversity and Morphological Adaptation of Dicyemids in Japan -- 16 Species Diversity of Japanese Ribbon Worms (Nemertea) -- 17 Review of the Studies of Japanese Entoprocts (Entoprocta) -- 18 Some Comments on the Taxonomy of the Peanut Worms (Annelida: Sipuncula) in Japanese Waters Towards a Future Revision -- 19 Nereididae (Annelida) in Japan, with Special Reference to Life-History Differentiation Among Estuarine Species -- 20 The Echiura of Japan: Diversity, Classification, Phylogeny, and Their Associated Fauna -- 21 Diversity of Kinorhyncha in Japan and Phylogenetic Relationships of the Phylum -- 22 Copepod Biodiversity in Japan: Recent Advances in Japanese Copepodology -- 23 Review of the Taxonomy, Diversity, Ecology, and Other Biological Aspects of Order Tanaidacea from Japan and Surrounding Waters -- 24 Diversity of Freshwater and Marine Bryozoans in Japan -- 25 Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata): Systematics and Japanese Fauna -- 26 Taxonomy of Ascidians (Urochordata: Ascidiacea) in Japan: Past, Present, and Future -- 27 A Taxonomic Review of Lancelets (Cephalochordata) in Japanese Waters -- BM Index.
Keywords: Animal systematics; Animal taxonomy; Biodiversity; Evolutionary biology; Wildlife; Fish; Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.; Biodiversity; Evolutionary Biology; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management