{"product_id":"darwins-finches-paperback-9780521272421","title":"Darwin's Finches (Paperback) 9780521272421","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDarwin's Finches\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDavid Lack's 1947 classic work on the finches of the Galapagos Islands (Darwin's Finches) is here reprinted.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid Lack (Author), Laurene M. Ratcliffe (Introduction by), Peter T. Boag (Introduction by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521272421, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 15 September 1983\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.56 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDavid 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Description: 1. Galapagos scene\u003cbr\u003e 2. Classification\u003cbr\u003e 3. Ecology\u003cbr\u003e 4. Female plumage\u003cbr\u003e 5. Male plumage and sexual selection\u003cbr\u003e 6. Beak differences and food\u003cbr\u003e 7. Size differences between island forms\u003cbr\u003e 8. Size differences between species\u003cbr\u003e 9. Individual variation\u003cbr\u003e 10. Hybridisation\u003cbr\u003e 11. An evolutionary tree\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Interpretation: 12. The origin of the Galapagos fauna\u003cbr\u003e 13. The origin of subspecies\u003cbr\u003e 14. The origin of species\u003cbr\u003e 15. The persistence of species\u003cbr\u003e 16. Adaptive radiation\u003cbr\u003e Summary\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Tables of measurements\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Indexes.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Birds [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Birds\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Birds%20%5Bornithology%5D%20%5BPSVW6%5D%22\"\u003eornithology PSVW6\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002029986072,"sku":"9780521272421","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521272421i_8c6d5f4d-0a24-4b96-90ca-c54b085d97ea.jpg?v=1691374316","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/darwins-finches-paperback-9780521272421","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}