Darwin's FinchesCUP Archive, 1983 M01 28 - 261 páginas David Lack's classic work on the finches of the Galapagos Islands (Darwin's Finches) was first published in 1947; few books have had such a great impact on evolutionary biology, indeed it is still one of the most succinct and fascinating treatises ever written about the origin of new species. The 1947 version is reproduced with facsimile pages of the original text, tables and line illustrations. The major feature of this reprint is the additional material supplied by Dr Peter Boag and Dr Laurene Ratcliffe who have both completed studies on the Galapagos. The readership will comprise students of evolution and ecology and those interested in the history of evolutionary thought. Amateur ornithologists and tourists visiting the Galapagos Islands will find this account fascinating. |
Contenido
List of Illustrations page | ix |
Introduction | xv |
Notes | xxiv |
Modern references | xlvi |
GALAPAGOS SCENE | 1 |
CLASSIFICATION | 12 |
DifficultiesEnglish namesthe subfamilygeneradetermination of species | 24 |
Habitat distributionsgeneric differencesclosely related specieslimits | 36 |
The three groundfinchesoverlap in measurementsdifferences in proportions | 89 |
HYBRIDIZATION | 95 |
THE ORIGIN OF THE GALAPAGOS FAUNA | 107 |
Origin of the islandsGalapagos land birdsCocos land birdsabsence of food | 114 |
Degree of difference shown by island formsadaptive and nonadaptive differ | 125 |
Incipient speciesCamarhynchus on Charlesspeciesformation in other birds | 133 |
When species meetecological isolation in Darwins finchesecological isolation | 144 |
SUMMARY | 160 |
MALE PLUMAGE AND SEXUAL SELECTION | 44 |
Displaysongblack male plumageundertail covertsthe Cocosfinchthe | 55 |
SIZE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ISLAND FORMS | 72 |
Measurementsdifferences between island formsnature of the differences | 79 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Darwin's Finches: An Essay on the General Biological Theory of Evolution David Lack Vista de fragmentos - 1961 |
Darwin's Finches: An Essay on the General Biological Theory of Evolution David Lack Vista de fragmentos - 1968 |
Términos y frases comunes
Abingdon absent adaptive radiation animals archipelago Barrington beak beak differences Bindloe black males Boag Bowman breeding cactus ground-finch California Academy Camarhynchus crassirostris Camarhynchus pallidus Camarhynchus psittacula central islands Certhidea olivacea Chapter CHARLES DARWIN Chatham closely related species Cocos competition conirostris correlated culmen Culpepper Daphne Major Darwin's finches different islands divergence ecological isolation evolution female fortis and G Galapagos islands genera geographical races Geospiza difficilis Geospiza magnirostris Gould Grant ground-finch Geospiza habitat heliobates Hood humid forest Huxley hybrid Indefatigable individuals insectivorous tree-finch insects intermediate interspecific island forms James Jervis Lack Lack's land birds large ground-finch latter mainland male plumage Mayr measurements medium ground-finch nest niche occur Opuntia origin parvulus passerine pauper Pinaroloxias populations region rostris rufous Schluter sharp-beaked ground-finch similar small ground-finch South Albemarle species of Darwin's streaked subspecies suggests Supplementary Table Swarth three species Tower tree-finch Camarhynchus trees variability variation warbler warbler-finch Certhidea Wenman wing-length woodpecker-finch zone
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