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Ecology and Evolution of Darwin´s Finches (Princeton Science Library Edition): Princeton Science Library Edition
Peter R. Grant
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Description for Ecology and Evolution of Darwin´s Finches (Princeton Science Library Edition): Princeton Science Library Edition
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 20 color illus. 117 halftones 101 line illus. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
After his famous visit to the Galapagos 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 ... Read more
After his famous visit to the Galapagos 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691607979
SKU
V9780691607979
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Reviews for Ecology and Evolution of Darwin´s Finches (Princeton Science Library Edition): Princeton Science Library Edition
"Peter Grant – Winner of the 2017 Royal Medal in Biology, The Royal Society"