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Evolutionary History of the Galápagos Rail Revealed by Ancient Mitogenomes and Modern Samples
Diversity, 2020 The biotas of the Galápagos Islands are one of the best studied island systems and have provided a broad model for insular species’ origins and evolution.
Jaime A. Chaves +6 more
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ACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías, 2020 Native, endemic, and introduced vascular plants from the Galápagos Islands were processed for phytolith extraction. Modern plant specimens of 43 species were collected in the field considering the possible uses of these plant species during the first ...
Fernando Javier Astudillo
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Interannual Variability of Ambient PM2.5 in the Galapagos Islands [PDF]
, 2023 The Galapagos Islands serve as a pristine location for measuring marine aerosol and particulate matter (PM2.5). To most effectively utilize the Galapagos as a sampling location, an interannual analysis of ambient PM2.5 levels and some of the factors ...
Webber, Caroline
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Health status and morphometrics of Galápagos magnificent frigatebirds (Fregata magnificens magnificens) determined by hematology, biochemistry, blood gas, and physical examination [PDF]
PeerJThe magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens; MFB) is a widely distributed seabird. It has breeding areas in the tropical Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean (extending along Central America up to Baja California) (Schreiber & Burger, 2001).
Kimberly E. Guzmán +8 more
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Evolution: Education and Outreach, 2018 Background The Galápagos archipelago is known worldwide for its contributions to Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection, and the islands continue to support studies in evolutionary biology.
Clayton Mazur +3 more
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Galapagos land iguanas as ecosystem engineers [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Background Declines of large-bodied herbivorous reptiles are well documented, but the consequences for ecosystem function are not. Understanding how large-bodied herbivorous reptiles engineer ecosystems is relevant given the current interest in ...
Washington Tapia, James P. Gibbs
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BRYOGEOGRAPHY OF THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
The Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory, 1982 De las Islas Galápagos se conoce más de 200 especies de briófitas (el número total de los musgos y de las hepáticas es de mas o menos igual). Más que 2/3 partes de las especies occurren en la selva y matorrales perennifolias y húmedas limitadas a las zonas altas de algunas islas.
Gradstein, S.R., Weber, (William A.)
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The Galapagos Islands: A Magical Place [PDF]
, 2005 Components: “The Galapagos Islands: A Magical Place” (Science, Grade 2)Latin American ...
Campe, Joan
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Priorities for ecological research on cetaceans in the Galápagos Islands
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 Located in the eastern tropical Pacific, the Galápagos Islands are an oceanic insular ecosystem subject to strong environmental variability driven by local and regional processes.
Daniel M. Palacios +3 more
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