The Galapagos
Nicholls, Henry, 1973-2015
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This captivating history of the world's most famous islands charts their evolution from deserted wilderness to profoundly important scientific resource and now global tourist destination. The Galapagos's rich diversity of species made it the cradle of evolutionary theory. Its scientific treasures have always been explored in surprising ways: Darwin rode on the back of tortoises, flung iguanas into the sea and attacked hawks with hats in the process of his discovery. And its lessons are far from exhausted: recently, Darwin's celebrated finches have helped biologists to film evolution in real time.
Main title:
The Galapagos / Henry Nicholls.
Author:
Nicholls, Henry, 1973-, author
Imprint:
London : Profile Books, 2015.
Collation:
256 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2014.
ISBN:
9781781250549 (pbk)1781250545
Dewey class:
986.6'5
Local class:
986.65
Language:
English
BRN:
678974