Darwin's Finches

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2011. First edition.. A fine copy.. Pp. xvi, 492; some text-figures. Original tan pictorial wrappers, lettered in red and black, lg 8vo. The author excerpts, collects, and discusses the most illuminating and scientifically significant writings on the finches of the Galapagos to teach the fundamental principles of evolutionary theory and provide… Ler mais sobre este item

Paperback / softback. New. Two species come to mind when one thinks of the Galapagos Islands - the giant tortoises and Darwin's fabled finches. This title collects the illuminating and scientifically significant writings on the finches of the Galapagos to teach the fundamental principles of evolutionary theory and to provide a historical record of scientific debate.