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The flexible, the stereotyped and the in‐between: putting together the combinatory tool use origins hypothesis

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 3, Page 1235-1254, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Tool use research has long made the distinction between tool using that is considered learned and flexible, and that which appears to be instinctive and stereotyped. However, animals with an inherited tool use specialisation can exhibit flexibility, while tool use that is spontaneously innovated can be limited in its expression and facilitated
Jennifer A. D. Colbourne, Alice M. I. Auersperg   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preliminary evaluation of the energy efficiency and reduction of atmospheric emissions from the electricity generation system of solar panels on the campus of the Universidad San Francisco de Quito in San Cristobal - Galapagos - Ecuador

ACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías, 2015
Renewable energy is an alternative to reduce the impacts from fossil fuel use. The control of atmospheric emissions is relevant in fragile ecosystems as the Galapagos Islands.
René Parra Narváez
doaj   +1 more source

Ecotourism and Economic Growth in the Galapagos: An Island Economy-wide Analysis [PDF]

This paper raises questions about the compatibility of "ecotourism and conservation in the unique environment of the Galapagos Islands. It updates a 1999 economy-wide analysis that predicted that increases in tourism would result in rapid economic as ...
Stewart, Micki, Taylor, J. Edward, Hardner, Jared   +2 more
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Coral Research in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador [PDF]

, 2014
This chapter summarizes the scientific knowledge of scleractinian corals in the Galapagos Archipelago. A general introduction to coral biology is followed by a brief history of coral research in the islands.
Glynn, Peter W., Feingold, Joshua
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Darwin and the plants of the Galapagos-Islands [PDF]

, 2009
During his five year sea voyage with the “Beagle”, Darwin, at the suggestion of the botanist J.S. Henslow, collected more than 1400 vascular plants, and more than 200 of them alone during his short stay on the Galápagos Islands.
Stöcklin, Jürg
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Coastal and marine resources management for the Galapagos Islands [PDF]

, 1984
The report briefly describes coastal and marine resource uses and problems in Ecuador's Galapagos Islands, discusses general principles of coastal zone management (CZM) and marine resources management (MRM), examines the current status of CZM and MRM ...
Bailey, Connor, Knecht, Robert W., Gaines, Arthur G., Pires, Ivon A., Broadus, James M., Cicin-Sain, Biliana   +5 more
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Water quality and antibiotic resistance at beaches of the Galápagos Islands

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2015
Tourism and residential population growth are increasing on the Galápagos Islands, yet the effects of this growth on environmental quality are not well understood.
Katie eOverbey, Sarah eHatcher, Jill eStewart   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The genus Radula (Hepaticae) in the Galapagos Islands [PDF]

, 1991
Seven species of Radula are reported from the Galapagos Islands, including Radula santacruziana spec. nov. The majority of the species are common and widespread in the neotropics; two (including the new species) are endemic to the Galapagos.
Yamada, Kohsaku, Gradstein, Stephan Robbert   +1 more
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Review of One Health in the Galápagos Islands (Part 1): historical perspective, invasive species, and emerging infectious diseases

Frontiers in Conservation Science
The Galápagos archipelago is a vast reservoir of terrestrial and marine biodiversity, owing in large part to its relatively recent volcanic genesis and colonization by humans.
Isabel A. Jimenez, Patricio A. Vega-Mariño, Tamia Villacres, Emma L. Houck   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genetic variation in the invasive avian parasite, Philornis downsi (Diptera, Muscidae) on the Galápagos archipelago

BMC Ecology, 2008
Background Understanding the dispersal and genetic structure of invasive insects across islands is important for designing management plans that are appropriate at spatial and temporal scales.
Donnellan Steve, Gardner Michael G, Dudaniec Rachael Y, Kleindorfer Sonia   +3 more
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