Ecology and Evolution of Darwin's Finches (Princeton Science Library Edition) : : Princeton Science Library Edition / / Peter R. Grant.
After his famous visit to the Galápagos Islands, Darwin speculated that "one might fancy that, from an original paucity of birds in this archipelago, one species had been taken and modified for different ends." This book is the classic account of how much we have since learned about the ev...
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Grant, Peter R., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Ecology and Evolution of Darwin's Finches (Princeton Science Library Edition) : Princeton Science Library Edition / Peter R. Grant. Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2017] ©1986 1 online resource (512 p.) : 20 color illus. 117 halftones 101 line illus. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Princeton Science Library ; 102 Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter One. Introduction -- Chapter Two. Characteristics of the Islands -- Chapter Three. General Characteristics and Distributions of Finches -- Chapter Four. Patterns of Morphological Variation -- Chapter Five. Growth and Development -- Chapter Six. Beak Sizes, Beak Shapes, and Diets -- Chapter Seven. The Importance of Food to Finch Populations -- Chapter Eight. Population Variation and Natural Selection -- Chapter Nine. Species-Recognition and Mate Choice -- Chapter Ten. Evolution and Speciation -- Chapter Eleven. Ecological Interactions during Speciation -- Chapter Twelve. Competition and Finch Communities -- Chapter Thirteen. The Evolution of Reproductive Isolation -- Chapter Fourteen. Adaptation: Body Size, Plumage Coloration, and Other Traits -- Chapter Fifteen. Reconstruction of Phylogeny -- Chapter Sixteen. Recapitulation and Generalization -- Appendix: Spanish and English Names of the Major Galapagos Islands -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star After his famous visit to the Galápagos Islands, Darwin speculated that "one might fancy that, from an original paucity of birds in this archipelago, one species had been taken and modified for different ends." This book is the classic account of how much we have since learned about the evolution of these remarkable birds. Based upon over a decade's research, Grant shows how interspecific competition and natural selection act strongly enough on contemporary populations to produce observable and measurable evolutionary change. In this new edition, Grant outlines new discoveries made in the thirteen years since the book's publication. Ecology and Evolution of Darwin's Finches is an extraordinary account of evolution in action.Originally published in 1986.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) Finches Ecology Galapagos Islands. Finches Evolution Galapagos Islands. SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution. bisacsh Weiner, Jonathan. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999 9783110442496 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400886715 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400886715 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781400886715.jpg |
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Grant, Peter R., Grant, Peter R., Ecology and Evolution of Darwin's Finches (Princeton Science Library Edition) : Princeton Science Library Edition / Princeton Science Library ; Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter One. Introduction -- Chapter Two. Characteristics of the Islands -- Chapter Three. General Characteristics and Distributions of Finches -- Chapter Four. Patterns of Morphological Variation -- Chapter Five. Growth and Development -- Chapter Six. Beak Sizes, Beak Shapes, and Diets -- Chapter Seven. The Importance of Food to Finch Populations -- Chapter Eight. Population Variation and Natural Selection -- Chapter Nine. Species-Recognition and Mate Choice -- Chapter Ten. Evolution and Speciation -- Chapter Eleven. Ecological Interactions during Speciation -- Chapter Twelve. Competition and Finch Communities -- Chapter Thirteen. The Evolution of Reproductive Isolation -- Chapter Fourteen. Adaptation: Body Size, Plumage Coloration, and Other Traits -- Chapter Fifteen. Reconstruction of Phylogeny -- Chapter Sixteen. Recapitulation and Generalization -- Appendix: Spanish and English Names of the Major Galapagos Islands -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter One. Introduction -- Chapter Two. Characteristics of the Islands -- Chapter Three. General Characteristics and Distributions of Finches -- Chapter Four. Patterns of Morphological Variation -- Chapter Five. Growth and Development -- Chapter Six. Beak Sizes, Beak Shapes, and Diets -- Chapter Seven. The Importance of Food to Finch Populations -- Chapter Eight. Population Variation and Natural Selection -- Chapter Nine. Species-Recognition and Mate Choice -- Chapter Ten. Evolution and Speciation -- Chapter Eleven. Ecological Interactions during Speciation -- Chapter Twelve. Competition and Finch Communities -- Chapter Thirteen. The Evolution of Reproductive Isolation -- Chapter Fourteen. Adaptation: Body Size, Plumage Coloration, and Other Traits -- Chapter Fifteen. Reconstruction of Phylogeny -- Chapter Sixteen. Recapitulation and Generalization -- Appendix: Spanish and English Names of the Major Galapagos Islands -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index |
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