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Galapagos giant tortoises
Gibbs, James P.

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    Title/Author: Galapagos giant tortoises/ edited by James P. Gibbs, Linda J. Cayot, Washington Tapia Aguilera.
    other author: Gibbs, James P.
    Published: Amsterdam :Academic Press, : 2021.,
    Description: 1 online resource.
    [NT 15003449]: Section I: Overview 1. The Galapagos: Island Home of Giant Tortoises 2. Galapagos tortoises: Protagonists in the spectacle of life on Earth Section II: History of Human - Tortoise Interactions 3. Human perceptions of Galapagos tortoises through history 4. The era of exploitation: 1700-1959 5. Darwin and the Galapagos giant tortoises 6. The Collectors: Beginnings of scientific inquiry and the lasting impacts of living and museum collections Section III: Natural History 7. Evolution and phylogenetics 8. Morphology 9. Reproduction 10. Thermoregulation 11. Behavior and Diet 12. Population biology 13. Movement ecology 14. Habitats 15. Role in Ecosystems 16. Galapagos Tortoises in a Changing Climate Section IV: Conservation: Slow Rescue from Near Destruction 17. History of Galapagos tortoise conservation 18. Tortoise health 19. Invasive Species: Impacts, Control, and Eradication 20. Tortoise Populations after 60 Years of Conservation Section V: Restoration Case Studies 21. Espaáola Island: From Near Extinction to Recovery 22. Pinzón Island: A Century of Zero Tortoise Hatchlings to a Growing Population 23. Floreana and Pinta Islands: Restoring Tortoise Populations through Lost Lineage Recovery 24. Santa Fe Island: Return of tortoises via a replacement species Section VI: Into the Future 25. Beyond rescue to full recovery.
    Subject: Galapagos tortoise - Conservation. -
    Online resource: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780128175545
    ISBN: 9780128175552 (electronic bk.)
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