The beak of the finch : a story of evolution in our time / Jonathan Weiner.

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Weiner, Jonathan

Publication details: New York : Vintage Books, 1995, c1994.Edition: 1st Vintage Books edDescription: xvi, 332 p. : ill., map ; 20 cmISBN:

067973337X (pbk.) :

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QL696.P246 W45 1995

Summary: On a remote outpost of the Galapagos, where Darwin received his first inklings of the theory of evolution, two scientists, Peter and Rosemary Grant, have spent 20 years measuring the beaks of generations of finches--to prove that Darwin did not know the strength of this own theory. "Spark(s) not just the intellect, but the imagination".--Washington Post Book World. 50 illustrations. Map.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	American University in Dubai	American University in Dubai	Main Collection	QL 696 .P246 W45 1995 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		611012

Originally published: New York : Knopf, 1994.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-321) and index.

On a remote outpost of the Galapagos, where Darwin received his first inklings of the theory of evolution, two scientists, Peter and Rosemary Grant, have spent 20 years measuring the beaks of generations of finches--to prove that Darwin did not know the strength of this own theory. "Spark(s) not just the intellect, but the imagination".--Washington Post Book World. 50 illustrations. Map.

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