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Darwin's Finches: Readings in the Evolution of a Scientific Paradigm
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Paperback. Two species come to mind when one thinks of the Galapagos Islands - the giant tortoises and Darwin's fabled finches. This title collects the illuminating and scientifically significant writings on the finches of the Galapagos to teach the fundamental principles of evolutionary theory and to provide a historical record of scientific debate. Editor(s): Donohue, Kathleen. Num Pages: 560 pages, 34 halftones, 70 line drawings, 31 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 704.
Two species come to mind when one thinks of the Galapagos Islands - the giant tortoises and Darwin's fabled finches. While not as immediately captivating as the tortoises, these little brown songbirds and their beaks have become one of the most familiar and charismatic research systems in biology, providing generations of natural historians and scientists a lens through which to view the evolutionary process and its role in morphological differentiation. In "Darwin's Finches", Kathleen Donohue excerpts and collects the most illuminating and scientifically significant writings on the finches of the Galapagos to teach the fundamental principles of evolutionary theory and ... Read more
Two species come to mind when one thinks of the Galapagos Islands - the giant tortoises and Darwin's fabled finches. While not as immediately captivating as the tortoises, these little brown songbirds and their beaks have become one of the most familiar and charismatic research systems in biology, providing generations of natural historians and scientists a lens through which to view the evolutionary process and its role in morphological differentiation. In "Darwin's Finches", Kathleen Donohue excerpts and collects the most illuminating and scientifically significant writings on the finches of the Galapagos to teach the fundamental principles of evolutionary theory and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226157719
SKU
V9780226157719
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Kathleen Donohue is associate professor of biology at Duke University.
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