17 First Experiences of Asia

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. 1 Daphne 1
5. 2 Childhood: A Kaleidoscope of Memories 4
6. 3 The Gift of Whitgift 21
7. 4 Marking Time in National Service 36
8. 5 Becoming Serious 41
9. 6 Imprinting on Wild America 52
10. 7 An Island Problem 8 Postdoctoral Interlude at Yale 62
11. 8 Postdoctoral Interlude at Yale 80
12. 9 McGill and Montreal 85
13. 10 Of Mice and Birds 98
14. 11 Evolution by Natural Selection 112
15. 12 Michigan 127
16. 13 From Michigan to Princeton 135
17. 14 The Drama of El Niño 149
18. 15 Uno Becomes Duo 160
19. In Search of DNA 170
20. 17 First Experiences of Asia 182
21. 18 New Discoveries on Daphne 191
22. 19 Retirement 202
23. 20 Celebrating Charles Darwin 210
24. 21 End of Field Research on Daphne 227
25. 22 An Epicurean Life 241
26. 23 Hobbling in Hawaii and Becoming an American 254
27. 24 Guests at the Top End 265
28. 25 Begin with an Operation, End with a Medal 274
29. 26 Finch Genes and a Return to Galápagos 286
30. 27 In Praise of Old Nassau 294
31. 28 And So to Lockdown 301
32. Epilogue 306
33. Acknowledgments 307
34. Appendix 309
35. References 313
36. Subject Index 317
37. Bird Index 343