The Beak Of The Finch (Paperback, 1st Vintage Books Ed)

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize

On a desert island in the heart of the Galapagos archipelago, where Darwin received his first inklings of the theory of evolution, two scientists, Peter and Rosemary Grant, have spent twenty years proving that Darwin did not know the strength of his own theory.  For among the finches of Daphne Major, natural selection is neither rare nor slow: it is taking place by the hour, and we can watch.

In this dramatic story of groundbreaking scientific research, Jonathan Weiner follows these scientists as they watch Darwin's finches and come up with a new understanding of life itself.  The Beak of the Finch is an elegantly written and compelling masterpiece of theory and explication in the tradition of Stephen Jay Gould.

General

Imprint:	Vintage Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 1995
First published:	May 1995
Authors:	Jonathan Weiner
Dimensions:	203 x 131 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	332
Edition:	1st Vintage Books Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-679-73337-9
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Evolution
LSN:	0-679-73337-X
Barcode:	9780679733379

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