An edition of The beak of the finch (1994)

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a story of evolution in our time

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An edition of The beak of the finch (1994)

The beak of the finch

a story of evolution in our time

by

  • ★★★★ 4.2 (4 ratings) ·
  • 71 Want to read
  • 3 Currently reading
  • 9 Have read

On a desert island in the heart of the Galapagos archipelago, where Darwin received his first inklings of the theory of evolution, two scientists, Peter and Rosemary Grant, have spent twenty years proving that Darwin did not know the strength of his own theory. For among the finches of Daphne Major, natural selection is neither rare nor slow: it is taking place by the hour, and we can watch.

In this dramatic story of groundbreaking scientific research, Jonathan Weiner follows these scientists as they watch Darwin's finches and come up with a new understanding of life itself. The Beak of the Finch is an elegantly written and compelling masterpiece of theory and explication in the tradition of Stephen Jay Gould.

With a new preface.

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Vintage
Language
English
Pages
332

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Subjects

Evolution, Finches, Research, United States, United States. Bureau of the Census, Population, Grant, Peter R., 1936-, Birds, evolution, Birds, galapagos islands, Galapagos islands, Speech Disorders, Collected works, In infancy and childhood, Language Disorders, Volkserzählung, États-Unis. Bureau of the Census, États-Unis, Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer, Pets, Nature, Birds, Census of population (1970)

People

Peter R. Grant (1936-), B. Rosemary Grant

Places

Galapagos Islands
Edition Availability
Cover of: The beak of the finch
The beak of the finch: a story of evolution in our time
1995, Vintage
in English
Cover of: The Beak of the Finch
The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time
May 30, 1995, Vintage
Paperback in English
Cover of: Beak of the Finch
Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time
May 1995, Tandem Library, Turtleback Books
School & Library Binding in English
Cover of: The Beak of the Finch
The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time
May 1995, Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media
Unknown Binding in English
Cover of: The beak of the finch
The beak of the finch: a story of evolution in our time
1994, Knopf, Distributed by Random House
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: The beak of the finch
The beak of the finch: a story of evolution in our time
1994, Jonathan Cape
in English

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Dewey Decimal Class
575
Library of Congress

The Physical Object

Pagination
x,332 p. :
Number of pages
332

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL19929343M
ISBN 10
0099468719
Library Thing
58714
Goodreads
989762

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Work ID
OL1974714W

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"Half past seven on Daphne Major."

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