The GalaÌpagos : exploring Darwin's tapestry / John Hess.

By:

Hess, John, 1942-

Publication details: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2009.Description: xiii, 188 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 27 cmISBN:

9780826218377 (alk. paper)
0826218377 (alk. paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

508.866/50222 22

LOC classification:

QL345.G2 H47 2009

Contents:

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.

Summary: "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.

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Includes index.

"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.