Galápagos : : A Natural History Second Edition / / John C. Kricher, Kevin Loughlin.
A richly illustrated nature tour of Galápagos—now expanded, thoroughly updated, and with more than 650 color photographsGalápagos is a comprehensive, up-to-date, and profusely illustrated natural history of this spectacular archipelago. Offering much more information than identification guides, the...
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| 505 | 0 | 0 | |t Frontmatter -- |t CONTENTS -- |t ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- |t FOREWORD -- |t CHAPTER 1 NOTHING COULD BE LESS INVITING -- |t CHAPTER 2 FIRST BY BUCANIERS AND LATTERLY BY WHALERS -- |t CHAPTER 3 THIS ARCHIPELAGO -- |t CHAPTER 4 EMINENTLY CURIOUS: CHARLES DARWIN AND THE GALÁPAGOS -- |t CHAPTER 5 AT LEAST 2000 CRATERS -- |t CHAPTER 6 THESE GREAT MONSTERS -- |t CHAPTER 7 HIDEOUS-LOOKING CREATURES -- |t CHAPTER 8 ALL THE BIRDS WERE SO TAME -- |t CHAPTER 9 ONE SMALL, INTIMATELY RELATED GROUP OF BIRDS -- |t CHAPTER 10 SEVERAL HUGE WHALES -- |t CHAPTER 11 “THE BEAGLE SAILED FOR THE GALÁPAGOS” -- |t CHAPTER 12 THE ISLANDS AND THEIR LANDING SITES -- |t Appendix: Names of the Largest Galápagos Islands -- |t INDEX |
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| 520 | |a A richly illustrated nature tour of Galápagos—now expanded, thoroughly updated, and with more than 650 color photographsGalápagos is a comprehensive, up-to-date, and profusely illustrated natural history of this spectacular archipelago. Offering much more information than identification guides, the book provides detailed accounts and more than 650 color photographs of the islands’ habitats, marine life, reptiles, birds, mammals, and plants, making the book a virtual nature tour of Galápagos.Galápagos experts John Kricher and Kevin Loughlin have thoroughly revised the original text, bringing all the taxonomy up to date and adding a wealth of new information. Individual chapters cover geology, ecology, human history, Darwin’s finches and how Darwin came to his theory of natural selection from his visit to the islands, Galápagos tortoises, marine and land iguanas, mammals, seabirds, landbirds, marine life, and conservation challenges and initiatives. The concluding chapter covers each of the individual islands, including landing sites, unique plant and animal species, and points of interest, and serves as a wonderful guide for visitors as they move from island to island or plan a trip to Galápagos.With its combination of rich text and splendid photos, Galápagos is essential reading for the ecotraveler and nature enthusiast alike.Now with more than 650 color photographs, showing habitats, geology, marine life, and all the commonly encountered reptiles, birds, mammals, and plantsFeatures a detailed island-by-island guide, including landing sites and what visitors can expectEssential reading for the ecotraveler and nature enthusiast | ||
| 538 | |a Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. | ||
| 546 | |a In English. | ||
| 588 | 0 | |a Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Mai 2023) | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Evolution (Biology) |z Galapagos Islands. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Natural history |z Galapagos Islands. | |
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| 653 | |a Agnatha. | ||
| 653 | |a American flamingo. | ||
| 653 | |a Arid. | ||
| 653 | |a Band-rumped storm petrel. | ||
| 653 | |a Barn owl. | ||
| 653 | |a Barnacle. | ||
| 653 | |a Bird nest. | ||
| 653 | |a Bird. | ||
| 653 | |a Blue-footed booby. | ||
| 653 | |a Bobolink. | ||
| 653 | |a Brown pelican. | ||
| 653 | |a Cactus. | ||
| 653 | |a California condor. | ||
| 653 | |a California sea lion. | ||
| 653 | |a Cattle egret. | ||
| 653 | |a Charles Darwin. | ||
| 653 | |a Chilean flamingo. | ||
| 653 | |a Common cactus finch. | ||
| 653 | |a Conolophus marthae. | ||
| 653 | |a Cormoran. | ||
| 653 | |a Crustacean. | ||
| 653 | |a Darwin's finches. | ||
| 653 | |a David Lack. | ||
| 653 | |a Ecology. | ||
| 653 | |a Endemism. | ||
| 653 | |a Female. | ||
| 653 | |a Finch. | ||
| 653 | |a Fire ant. | ||
| 653 | |a Fishing. | ||
| 653 | |a Flier (fish). | ||
| 653 | |a Flightless cormorant. | ||
| 653 | |a Floreana mockingbird. | ||
| 653 | |a Frigatebird. | ||
| 653 | |a Fur seal. | ||
| 653 | |a Gannet. | ||
| 653 | |a Gecko. | ||
| 653 | |a Giant tortoise. | ||
| 653 | |a Great blue heron. | ||
| 653 | |a Great frigatebird. | ||
| 653 | |a Guanay cormorant. | ||
| 653 | |a Guano. | ||
| 653 | |a Hawaiian Islands. | ||
| 653 | |a Homing pigeon. | ||
| 653 | |a Huey Long. | ||
| 653 | |a Humboldt Current. | ||
| 653 | |a Humboldt penguin. | ||
| 653 | |a Hybrid iguana. | ||
| 653 | |a Iguana. | ||
| 653 | |a Insect. | ||
| 653 | |a Komodo dragon. | ||
| 653 | |a Lava gull. | ||
| 653 | |a Lava heron. | ||
| 653 | |a Mammal. | ||
| 653 | |a Mangrove finch. | ||
| 653 | |a Mangrove. | ||
| 653 | |a Marine iguana. | ||
| 653 | |a Medium ground finch. | ||
| 653 | |a Medium tree finch. | ||
| 653 | |a Microlophus. | ||
| 653 | |a Mockingbird. | ||
| 653 | |a Mosasaur. | ||
| 653 | |a Nazca booby. | ||
| 653 | |a On the Origin of Species. | ||
| 653 | |a Opuntia. | ||
| 653 | |a Ornithology. | ||
| 653 | |a Oystercatcher. | ||
| 653 | |a Parrotfish. | ||
| 653 | |a Pinniped. | ||
| 653 | |a Predation. | ||
| 653 | |a Red-billed tropicbird. | ||
| 653 | |a Red-footed booby. | ||
| 653 | |a Sabine's gull. | ||
| 653 | |a Scalesia. | ||
| 653 | |a Sea cucumber. | ||
| 653 | |a Sea lion. | ||
| 653 | |a Sea turtle. | ||
| 653 | |a Seabird. | ||
| 653 | |a Sharp-beaked ground finch. | ||
| 653 | |a Short-eared owl. | ||
| 653 | |a Shrub. | ||
| 653 | |a Small ground finch. | ||
| 653 | |a Smooth-billed ani. | ||
| 653 | |a Solanum cheesmaniae. | ||
| 653 | |a South America. | ||
| 653 | |a Sperm whale. | ||
| 653 | |a Storm petrel. | ||
| 653 | |a Swallow-tailed gull. | ||
| 653 | |a Tern. | ||
| 653 | |a Tetraodontidae. | ||
| 653 | |a The Voyage of the Beagle. | ||
| 653 | |a Tropicbird. | ||
| 653 | |a Vampire finch. | ||
| 653 | |a Vegetation. | ||
| 653 | |a Vermilion flycatcher. | ||
| 653 | |a Wader. | ||
| 653 | |a Wandering albatross. | ||
| 653 | |a Waved albatross. | ||
| 653 | |a Whale. | ||
| 653 | |a White-cheeked pintail. | ||
| 653 | |a Woodpecker finch. | ||
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