Ecology and Evolution of Darwins Finches (rev. ed.)

Contents: Introduction: Charles Darwin, After Darwin, The First Synthesis, & Evolutionary Interference; Characteristics of the Islands; General Characteristics & Distributions of Finches; Patterns of Morphological Variation; Growth & Development; Beak Sizes, Beak Shapes, & Diets; Importance of Food to Finch Populations; Population Variation & Natural Selection; Species-Recognition & Mate Choice; Evolution & Speciation; Ecological Interactions during Speciation; Competition & Finch Communities; Evolution of Reproductive Isolation; Adaptation: Body Size, Plumage & Coloration; Reconstruction of Phylogeny; Recapitulation & Generalization. Appendix: Spanish & English Names of the Major Galapagos Islands. Color plates.Grant, Peter R. is the author of 'Ecology and Evolution of Darwins Finches (rev. ed.)', published 1999 under ISBN 9781422394229 and ISBN 1422394220.