Collecting evolution : the Galapagos expedition that vindicated Darwin /

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In 1905, eight men from the California Academy of Sciences set sail from San Francisco for a scientific collection expedition in the Galapagos Islands, and by the time they were finished in 1906, they had completed one of the most important expeditions in the history of both evolutionary and conserv...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: James, Matthew J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Temas:
California Academy of Sciences > History.
California Academy of Sciences.
1900-1999
Scientific expeditions > Galapagos Islands > History > 20th century.
Natural history > Galapagos Islands.
Evolution (Biology) > Research > History > 20th century.
Expéditions scientifiques > Galápagos > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Sciences naturelles > Galápagos.
NATURE > Essays.
NATURE > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Ecotourism.
Evolution (Biology) > Research.
Natural history.
Scientific expeditions.
Galapagos Islands.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Collecting Evolution; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Note to the Reader; Prologue; 1. Halfway to the Stars; 2. Walking in Darwin's Footsteps; 3. Setting Sail from San Francisco; 4. Before It Is Too Late; 5. Collecting Evolution; 6. Galápagos at Last; 7. Confluence: Where Geography and Ideas Meet; 8. On Death, and Life, in Galápagos; 9. Down to the Sea in Ships: Ship's Log, 1905; 10. Rising from the Ashes; 11. Ship's Log, 1906; 12. That Sinking Feeling; 13. Darwin's Islands Meet the Plant Wizard of Santa Rosa; 14. The Voyage Home: Ship's Log.
  • 15. Vindicating DarwinEpilogue-​Legacy: Recent Use of California Academy of Sciences Specimens; Chronology of the 1905-​1906 Galápagos Expedition; Bibliography; Index

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