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In Darwin's Footsteps: A Book On The Galapagos Daphne Major Finches
Source info:
| Author: | Suvrat Kher |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2014-08-12 06:26:00 |
| Blog: | Reporting on a Revolution  |
| URL: | http://suvratk.blogspot.com/2014/08/in-darwins-footsteps-book-on-galapagos.html |
Summary:
Years ago I read Jonathan Weiner's excellent book The Beak Of The Finch. He describes the work of Peter and Rosemary Grant on the finches of Galapagos Islands, a place which proved to be such an inspiration for another aspiring naturalist in the 1830's. The Grants studied for decades evolution of finch populations, observing in them natural selection in action. Now they have written their ownContent analysis:
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | AU | -12.4082 | 130.904 |
Keywords:
Beak, biology, Darwin, decades evolution, excellent book, finch populations, finches, Footsteps, Galapagos Daphne Major, Galapagos Islands, Grants, inspiration, Jonathan Weiner, natural selection, naturalist, Peter, place, Rosemary Grant, work
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