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R. Perry (ed.), Galápagos (1984); and Michael H. Jackson, Galapagos, a Natural History, rev. and expanded ed. (1993), discuss the flora and fauna of the islands. Further well-illustrated sources on the fauna include David W. Steadman and Steven Zousmer, Galápagos: Discovery on Darwin’s Islands (1988); and Isabel Castro and Antonia Phillips, A Guide to the Birds of the Galápagos Islands (1996). Recent evolutionary research is presented in B. Rosemary Grant and Peter R. Grant, Evolutionary Dynamics of a Natural Population: The Large Cactus Finch of the Galapagos (1989), the results of an 11-year project; and Jonathan Weiner, The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time (1994), on the findings of the many research projects the Grants have conducted in the Galapagos. Marine life is covered by Peter W. Glynn, Gerard M. Wellington, and John W. Wells, Corals and Coral Reefs of the Galápagos Islands (1983); Matthew J. James (ed.), Galápagos Marine Invertebrates: Taxonomy, Biogeography, and Evolution in Darwin’s Islands (1991); Paul Humann, Reef Fish Identification: Galápagos, ed. by Ned DeLoach (1993); and Jack Stein Grove and Robert J. Lavenberg, The Fishes of the Galápagos Islands (1997). Guidebooks include Barry Boyce, A Traveler’s Guide to the Galapagos Islands, 2nd ed. (1994); and Alan Murphy, Ecuador & Galápagos Handbook (1997).
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| Add new Web site: National Geographic Society - Fascinating Facts about the Galápagos Islands. | May 22, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Invaders of pollination networks in the Galápagos Islands: emergence of novel communities. | Jan 05, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Scientific Reports - Climate and sea surface trends in the Galapagos Islands. | Oct 11, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - The Science Show - The plastic problem on the Galapagos Islands. | Jul 07, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - The Documentary - Galapagos Islands: A Little World Within Itself. | May 12, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CORE - Marketing Tourism In The Galapagos Islands: Ecotourism Or Greenwashing? (PDF). | Mar 21, 2025 | ||
| Added cross-reference. | Feb 09, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Prince Edward Island - Institute of Island Studies - Galapagos. | Jan 16, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - The Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. | Nov 18, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Gal�pagos Conservancy - History of Gal�pagos. | Jun 22, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Live Science - The Gal�pagos Islands: Laboratory of Evolution. | May 09, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Galapagos Islands. | Nov 14, 2022 | ||
| Rearranged media. | Nov 22, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Science Kids - Fun Science and Technology for Kids - Galapagos Islands Facts. | Sep 26, 2017 | ||
| Media added. | May 12, 2016 | ||
| Replaced photographs. | Sep 04, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - History of the Islands. | Jun 02, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: World Wildlife Fund - The Galapagos, Pacific Ocean. | Feb 17, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Galapagos Islands. | Feb 07, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Geographic - Travel - Gal�pagos Islands. | Feb 07, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: UNESCO World Heritage Convention - Gal�pagos Islands. | Feb 07, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - How the Galapagos Islands Work. | Feb 07, 2013 | ||
| Population data updated. | Aug 20, 2012 | ||
| Added photographs. | Nov 21, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: CRW Flags - Flag of Galapagos Province, Ecuador. | Oct 12, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: ThinkQuest - Galapagos Islands. | Oct 12, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - The Galapagos Island. | Oct 12, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Lonely Planet - The Gal�pagos Islands. | Oct 12, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - World - Gal�pagos Islands. | Oct 12, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - The Galapagos Islands. | Oct 12, 2011 | ||
| Media added. | Jul 05, 2011 | ||
| Added new Web site: Go Visit Galapagos - Galapagos Islands. | Sep 16, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Ecuadors.org - Islands of Galapagos. | Sep 15, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Geography - Geography of Galapagos Islands. | Jul 30, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Aug 13, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Galasam Tours - Galapagos Islands History. | Feb 05, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Go Visit Galapagos - Marchena Island, Galapagos Island. | Feb 05, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | May 31, 2002 | ||
| Article revised. | Jan 12, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Mar 24, 1999 |