| Description |
liii, 208 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Cambridge science classics |
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Cambridge science classics.
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Part I. Description: 1. Galapagos scene; 2. Classification; 3. Ecology; 4. Female plumage; 5. Male plumage and sexual selection; 6. Beak differences and food; 7. Size differences between island forms; 8. Size differences between species; 9. Individual variation; 10. Hybridisation; 11. An evolutionary tree; Part II. Interpretation: 12. The origin of the Galapagos fauna; 13. The origin of subspecies; 14. The origin of species; 15. The persistence of species; 16. Adaptive radiation; Summary; Acknowledgements; Tables of measurements; References; Indexes |
| Analysis |
Galápagos Islands Galápagos finches |
| Notes |
"Reissued with an introduction and notes 1983"--T.p. verso |
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Originally published: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire : University Press, 1947 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies and indexes |
| Subject |
Birds -- Evolution -- Galapagos Islands.
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Birds -- Evolution.
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Evolution.
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Evolution (Biology)
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Finches -- Evolution.
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| LC no. |
82019856 |
| ISBN |
0521252431 |
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0521272424 (paperback) |
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