On the Backs of Tortoises - Darwin, the Galapagos, and the Fate of an Evolutionary Eden

An insightful exploration of the iconic Galápagos tortoises, and how their fate is inextricably linked to our own in a rapidly changing world

About the author

Elizabeth Hennessy is a geographer and assistant professor of history and environmental studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she is on the steering committee of the Center for Culture, History, and Environment.

Summary

An insightful exploration of the iconic Galápagos tortoises, and how their fate is inextricably linked to our own in a rapidly changing world

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Hennessy, Hennessy Elizabeth
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9780300232745
• ISBN: 978-0-300-23274-5
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; South America, SCIENCE / History, NATURE / Endangered Species, HISTORY / Latin America / South America, History of Science, Endangered species & extinction of species, amphibians, History of the Americas, Endangered species and extinction of species, Fishes (Ichthyology), Reptiles, Zoology: amphibians and reptiles (herpetology), Zoology: fishes (ichthyology)