Chapter Two. Characteristics of the Islands

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface xi
4. Chapter One. Introduction 1
5. Chapter Two. Characteristics of the Islands 19
6. Chapter Three. General Characteristics and Distributions of Finches 45
7. Chapter Four. Patterns of Morphological Variation 77
8. Chapter Five. Growth and Development 100
9. Chapter Six. Beak Sizes, Beak Shapes, and Diets 113
10. Chapter Seven. The Importance of Food to Finch Populations 147
11. Chapter Eight. Population Variation and Natural Selection 175
12. Chapter Nine. Species-Recognition and Mate Choice 222
13. Chapter Ten. Evolution and Speciation 253
14. Chapter Eleven. Ecological Interactions during Speciation 285
15. Chapter Twelve. Competition and Finch Communities 314
16. Chapter Thirteen. The Evolution of Reproductive Isolation 348
17. Chapter Fourteen. Adaptation: Body Size, Plumage Coloration, and Other Traits 357
18. Chapter Fifteen. Reconstruction of Phylogeny 375
19. Chapter Sixteen. Recapitulation and Generalization 389
20. Appendix: Spanish and English Names of the Major Galapagos Islands 413
21. References 415
22. Author Index 437
23. Subject Index 442