The GalaÌpagos : exploring Darwin's tapestry /
Hess, John, 1942-
The GalaÌpagos : exploring Darwin's tapestry / John Hess. - Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2009. - xiii, 188 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 27 cm.
Includes index.
The Archipelago -- Physical forces -- Weaving an island tapestry -- The nature of desert -- Cliffs and rocky shorelines -- Lagoons and beaches -- Of highlands and humans -- Galapagos royalty -- Flightless cormorant -- Marine iguana -- Waved albatross -- The frigatebirds -- Galapagos tortoise -- The boobies -- Swallow-tailed gull -- Preserving the sacred.
"Evolutionary ecologist and photographer John Hess presents the GalaÌpagos in stunning photographs and insightful prose, celebrating the archipelago as a unique place to appreciate the achievements of Charles Darwin and other biologists as well as a place for visitors to experience the wonders of the natural world"--Provided by publisher.
9780826218377 (alk. paper) 0826218377 (alk. paper)
2008043151
GBA940475 bnb
015117979 Uk
Animals--Galapagos Islands.
Animals--Galapagos Islands--Pictorial works.
Natural history--Galapagos Islands.
Natural history--Galapagos Islands--Pictorial works.
QL345.G2 / H47 2009
508.866/50222
The GalaÌpagos : exploring Darwin's tapestry / John Hess. - Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2009. - xiii, 188 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 27 cm.
Includes index.
The Archipelago -- Physical forces -- Weaving an island tapestry -- The nature of desert -- Cliffs and rocky shorelines -- Lagoons and beaches -- Of highlands and humans -- Galapagos royalty -- Flightless cormorant -- Marine iguana -- Waved albatross -- The frigatebirds -- Galapagos tortoise -- The boobies -- Swallow-tailed gull -- Preserving the sacred.
"Evolutionary ecologist and photographer John Hess presents the GalaÌpagos in stunning photographs and insightful prose, celebrating the archipelago as a unique place to appreciate the achievements of Charles Darwin and other biologists as well as a place for visitors to experience the wonders of the natural world"--Provided by publisher.
9780826218377 (alk. paper) 0826218377 (alk. paper)
2008043151
GBA940475 bnb
015117979 Uk
Animals--Galapagos Islands.
Animals--Galapagos Islands--Pictorial works.
Natural history--Galapagos Islands.
Natural history--Galapagos Islands--Pictorial works.
QL345.G2 / H47 2009
508.866/50222