哺乳動物を中心とした古生態の復元

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The birth of paleoecology had been destined in paleontology as one of its branches, not in ecology. Subsequently to the birth, the progress of paleoecology has been oriented in two directions, to paleobiology as biological science and to paleoecology (s.s.) as geological science, though, unseparable substantially from each other. Therefore, it can be said that paleoecology (s.l.) bears its own peculiar subjects different from those which have developed properly in ecology. As to the extent of mammalian paleontology, V. O. KOVALEVSKY, the founder of the paleoecological mammalian study, exploited the problems of morphological functional-environmental relationships under the geohistorical changes. Thus, such problems have been inherited in mammalian paleoecology. Accordingly, for the reconstruction of mammalian paleoecology, it is necessary to take up precise studies from comparative morphological and biochemical view points. The analysis of some conceptions, like as homogeny, analogy, convergence etc., is very important. Secondarily, the analysis of such environmental factors, as geographical, climatological, pedological, etc., is necessary. These studies must be taken up independently of the considerations of the organisms. Finally, the author lays stress upon the important role of the investigation for the life history of the species, inclusive of ontogeny and individual variation, as the synthesis of the organisms and the environments. Connecting with this, the concept of the adaptive radiation and biogeography are very important.
日本地質学会の論文
1968-12-28

哺乳動物を中心とした古生態の復元

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