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082 0 4 _223
_a508.8665
100 1 _aDe Roy, Tui
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245 1 0 _aGalapagos :
_bpreserving Darwin's legacy /
_cTui De Roy, editor and principal photographer ; with contributions by experts and major researchers highlighting new knowledge, recent discoveries and breakthroughs in applied conservation science.
246 1 _aGalápagos :
_bpreservando el legado de Darwin
260 3 _aAuckland, New Zealand :
_bDavid Bateman Ltd.,
_c2009.
300 _a240 p. :
_bil. col. ;
_c30 cm.
504 _aIncluye referencias e índice
505 0 _tPrologue : a world flagship of inspiration /
_rTui De Roy
_g(pp. 12-15) --
_tForeword : Galápagos research, a family tradition /
_rSarah Darwin
_g(pp. 16-19) --
_tThe Galápagos National Park : half a century dedicated to conservation /
_rEdgar Muñoz
_g(pp. 20-23) --
_tThe Charles Darwin Foundation : history of a science and conservation vision /
_rPeter Kramer
_g(pp. 24-27) --
_tIslands on the move : significance of hotspot volcanoes /
_rDennis Geist
_g(pp. 28-35) --
_tLiving water : investigating an elusive element /
_rNoémi d'Ozouville
_g(pp. 36-40) --
_tPaleoclimate and the future : a knife-edge balance /
_rJulian P. Sachs
_g(pp. 41-45) --
_tVertebrate diversity : the long view /
_rDavid W. Steadman
_g(pp. 46-52) --
_tLichen discoveries : bright, bold color specks, tiny and overlooked /
_rFrank Bungartz
_g(pp. 53-59) --
_tInsular flora : more than ’wretched-looking little weeds’ /
_rConley K. McMullen
_g(pp. 60-66) --
_tSunflower trees and giant cacti : vegetation changes over time /
_rOle Hamann
_g(pp. 67-73) --
_tOn the snails’ trail : evolution and speciation among a vanishing tribe /
_rChristine Parent and Guy Coppois
_g(pp. 74-81) --
_tInshore fishes : the case of the missing damsel /
_rJack S. Grove
_g(pp. 82-89) --
_tShark migrations : discovering the golden triangle /
_rAlex Hearn
_g(pp. 90-97) --
_tGiant tortoises : mapping their genetic past and future /
_rAdalgisa Caccone and Jeffrey Powell
_g(pp. 98-105) --
_tMarine iguanas : life on the edge /
_rL. Michael Romero and Martin Wikelski
_g(pp. 106-113) --
_tLand iguanas : emergence of a new species /
_rGabriele Gentile
_g(pp. 114-121) --
_tDarwin’s finches : studying evolution in action /
_rB. Rosemary Grant and Peter R. Grant
_g(pp. 122-129) --
_tA most unusual hawk : one mother and several fathers /
_rPatricia Parker
_g(pp. 130-137) --
_tNazca booby behavior : some evolutionary surprises /
_rDave Anderson
_g(pp. 138-145) --
_tThe waved albatross : the family affairs of a critically endangered species /
_rKathryn P. Huyvaert
_g(pp. 146-153) --
_tPenguins on the equator : hanging on by a thread /
_rHernán Vargas
_g(pp. 154-161) --
_tThe flightless cormorant : the evolution of female rule /
_rCarlos A. Valle
_g(pp. 162-169) --
_tSea lions and fur seals : cold water species on the equator /
_rFritz Trillmich
_g(pp. 170-176) --
_tParasites and pathogens : threats to native birds /
_rPatricia Parker
_g(pp. 177-183) --
_tSuccess in biological control : the scale and the ladybird /
_rCharlotte Causton
_g(pp. 184-190) --
_tSaving ’lost’ plants : finding and nurturing the survivors /
_rAlan Tye
_g(pp. 191-197) --
_tReign of the giant tortoises : repopulating ancestral islands /
_rLinda J. Cayot and Washington Tapia
_g(pp. 198-205) --
_tProject Isabela : ecosystem restoration through mega-eradication /
_rKarl Campbell
_g(pp. 206-212) --
_tReports from the front : personal accounts from National Park field staff /
_rWilson Cabrera and Omar Garcia
_g(pp. 213-219) --
_tA perspective on people and the future : the search for harmony /
_rGraham Watkins
_g(pp. 220-226) --
_tReflections : ’Noe reall islands...,’ but paradise /
_rGodfrey Merlen
_g(pp. 227-233).
546 _aInglés
650 1 0 _aHistoria natural
650 1 0 _aNatural history
_91964
650 1 0 _aConservación
650 1 0 _aConservation
650 1 0 _aCiencias básicas
650 1 0 _aPure science
651 1 0 _aIslas Galápagos
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651 1 0 _aGalapagos Islands
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942 _2ddc
_cBOOK
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