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Title:

Darwin, Darwinism and conservation in the Galapagos Islands : the legacy of Darwin and its new applications / Diego Quiroga, Ana Sevilla, editors.

Publisher:

Springer,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

xv, 164 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Galapagos Islands--Environmental conditions.
Darwin, Charles,--1809-1882--Influence.
Natural history--Galapagos Islands.
Evolution (Biology)
Biodiversity--Galapagos Islands.
Wildlife conservation--Galapagos Islands.

Other Authors:

Quiroga, Diego, editor.
Sevilla, Ana, editor.

Notes:

"This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature"--Verso of title page. Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

1. Darwin's Galapagos myth / Diego Quiroga and Ana Sevilla -- 2. On the origin of species and the Galapagos Islands / Ana Sevilla -- 3. The Galapagos Islands and the Ecuadorian state : early encounters / Ana Sevilla -- 4. Darwinians, anti-Darwinians, and the Galapagos (1835-1935) / Elisa Sevilla -- 5. Mythologizing Darwin's islands / Elizabeth Hennessy -- 6. Darwinism in Latin America : reception and introduction / Arturo Argueta Villamar -- 7. The Charles Darwin Foundation : some critical remarks about its history and trends / Günther Reck -- 8. Darwin, emergent process, and the conservation of Galapagos ecosystems / Diego Quiroga -- 9. Darwinian emergence, conservation, and restoration. Novel ecosystems and hybrid environments / Diego Quiroga and Gonzalo Rivas.

Series:

Social and ecological interactions in the Galapagos Islands, 2195-1055

ISBN:

3319340506
9783319340500

OCLC:

(OCoLC)962818821

LCCN:

2016953665

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)