Enchanted by Daphne : : The Life of an Evolutionary Naturalist / / Peter R. Grant.
The extraordinary life story of the celebrated naturalist who transformed our understanding of evolutionEnchanted by Daphne is legendary ecologist Peter Grant’s personal account of his remarkable life and career. In this revelatory book, Grant takes readers from his childhood in World War II–era Bri...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2023 English |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2023] ©2023 |
| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (360 p.) :; 50 b/w illus. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Daphne
- 2 Childhood: A Kaleidoscope of Memories
- 3 The Gift of Whitgift
- 4 Marking Time in National Service
- 5 Becoming Serious
- 6 Imprinting on Wild America
- 7 An Island Problem 8 Postdoctoral Interlude at Yale
- 8 Postdoctoral Interlude at Yale
- 9 McGill and Montreal
- 10 Of Mice and Birds
- 11 Evolution by Natural Selection
- 12 Michigan
- 13 From Michigan to Princeton
- 14 The Drama of El Niño
- 15 Uno Becomes Duo
- In Search of DNA
- 17 First Experiences of Asia
- 18 New Discoveries on Daphne
- 19 Retirement
- 20 Celebrating Charles Darwin
- 21 End of Field Research on Daphne
- 22 An Epicurean Life
- 23 Hobbling in Hawaii and Becoming an American
- 24 Guests at the Top End
- 25 Begin with an Operation, End with a Medal
- 26 Finch Genes and a Return to Galápagos
- 27 In Praise of Old Nassau
- 28 And So to Lockdown
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Appendix
- References
- Subject Index
- Bird Index