Describes and illustrates in full color more than 250 species of the most common and characteristic of Galapagos intertidal and shallow-water molluscs. With accurate illustrations and precise description, visitors to Galapagos can quickly identify any of the common molluscs encountered.
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Cleveland P. Hickman Jr. has been conducting research on Galapagos marine life since 1989. He lives in Lexington, Virginia, where he is associated with Washington & Lee University.He received his doctorate in comparative physiology from the University of British Columbia. Yves Finet has been studying the marine molluscs of the Galapagos since 1982 and first visited the archipelago in 1984. A native of Belgium, he received his PhD in zoology from the University of Brussels. He is working at the Museum of Natural History of Geneva, Switzerland.
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A very useful guide: I went to those beautiful islands thanks to my University in Bologna and this book was very appreciated... The subject however helps it!
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This field guide to the common-as well as many not-so-common-intertidal and inshore molluscs of the Galapagos Islands describes and illustrates more than 250 of about 800 species of molluscs known to occur within the archipelago. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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This field guide to the common-as well as many not-so-common-intertidal and inshore molluscs of the Galapagos Islands describes and illustrates more than 250 of about 800 species of molluscs known to occur within the archipelago. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Gulf of California, Lower California, Galdpagos Islands, Galapagos Islands, Costa Rica, Cocos Island, Revillagigedo Islands New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin in Front Matter
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