Inspired by Darwin's observations of the Galapagos finches, the author reveals how the incremental changes that occur between generations of finches demonstrate natural selection. Through the author's discussions with many prominent ornithologists, the reader learns the differences among these finches and the effects the environment and sexual ...
In this post-apocalyptic novel, a group of tourists is stranded on the Galapagos Islands, where they become the progenitors of a new race of humans with small brains, flippers for hands, and no interest in sex--the reverse of all the characteristics that the original humans had valued.
Twenty thousand copies of the first edition of this book were sold. An attractive and comprehensive guidebook, this work has been completely revised and updated by the author. The reader will find an easy-to-use text which details the natural history of the plants and animals found in the Galapagos Islands. Management and conservation of the ...
More than 100 splendid illustrations enhance this fascinating firsthand account of a 1923 expedition to survey the wildlife of the Galapagos Islands. "High romance, exact science, fascinating history, wild adventure." -- "Nation."
A dedicated amateur naturalist presents an updated guide to visiting Ecuador's Galapagos Islands. Covers the plants, birds, mammals, reptiles, and underwater creatures; major islands and visitor sites; and travel tips, from planning a visit to what to bring. Illustrations are all new to this edition
The Galapagos are home to a wide-ranging assortment of unusual plants and animals. The islands became famous as the site of Charles Darwin's research leading to his theory of evolution by natural selection, and their magnificent flora and fauna continue to draw visitors from around the world. Based on the author's sixteen years of fieldwork and ...
This work has an expanded focus on activities, adventure travel and ecotourism. It contains a special chapter on the Galapagos Islands' unique wildlife plus in-depth coverage of the popular Ruta del Sol. It contains more detailed and user-friendly maps than competitor guides, plus an itineraries chapter helps visitors explore this diverse country. ...
Rocky, fragile, beautiful, strange--the Galapagos archipelago is unlike any other place on earth. Its geology, its unique flora and fauna, and its striking role in human history intersect in surprising and dynamic ways. This book is the most wide-ranging and beautifully illustrated book available on the famous islands. Not since Darwin's ...
Mysterious, remote, and home to many strange and marvelous creatures, the Galapagos archipelago is a bird watchers' paradise. Here one can find penguins on the Equator, the flightless cormorant, the renowned finches who played a role in Charles Darwin's theories of evolution, and many other species, some found nowhere else in the world. In ...
In the year 2007, a team of Navy SEALs escorts a group of scientists to one of the Galapagos Islands. Unbeknownst to them, a rogue virus on the island has spawned a race of tall, man-eating monsters. Now the SEALs, a motley crew who are the protagonists of the book, must put all their skills to the test.
The Galapagos form Ecuador's best-known national park, and this is a comprehensive guide to the wildlife of the islands. A geological, climatic, and historical introduction to the islands is followed by coverage of the islands' unique plants, invertebrates, reptiles, birds, mammals, and seashore underwater creatures. This guide to the wildlife to ...
The Galapagos is a truly special place. Unlike the rest of the world's archipelagoes, it still has 95 percent of its prehuman quota of species. "Wildlife of the Galapagos" is the most superbly illustrated and comprehensive identification guide ever to the natural splendor of these incomparable islands - islands today threatened by alien species ...
Since the day that Darwin set foot there in 1835 and saw nature literally at work, the Galapagos Islands have been the seedbed to 150 years of evolutionary research. Larson, author of SUMMER FOR THE GODS, relays the history of these enchanted islands, their role in scientific study and politics, their ecosystems, and their attraction for tourists.
This book covers exploring the Galapagos Islands, volcano climbing, horseback riding in the Andes, visiting indigenous markets and Inca ruins, rafting into Amazon Iodges, viewing colonial architecture, and spending time in mellow beach towns. From horseback riding between ancient haciendas in the Andes and cruising around the Galapagos Islands to ...
This pocket-sized volume is a comprehensive guide to the unique wildlife of the Galapagos, encompassing the birds, mammals, and reptiles a visitor to these extraordinary islands might encounter. 53 color plates.
A woman on vacation in the Galapagos unexpectedly encounters an old friend, her cousin, who hasn't spoken to her in years. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998.
Over half-a-century ago fanciful and exotic stories began to appear in the world's press about settlers on the remote Galapagos island of Floreana. The tales were of nudism, free love communes, stainless steel dentures - a latter-day Garden of Eden. But the truth was even stranger. Friedrich Ritter, an eccentric German intellectual, and his long ...
David Lack's classic work on the finches of the Galapagos Islands (Darwin's Finches) was first published in 1947; few books have had such a great impact on evolutionary biology, indeed it is still one of the most succinct and fascinating treatises ever written about the origin of new species. The 1947 version is reproduced with facsimile pages of ...
On a starlit night in the hills of Bethlehem, a shepherd boy named Benjamin searches for a little lamb named Kiva--his favorite--which has become separated from the flock. But Benjamin cannot find Kiva, and cries himself to sleep. When he awakens, his brother tells him that he has slept through a miracle--the heavens opened up and angels sang to ...
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