Hess, John,  1942- <br/><br/>
The GalaÌpagos :  exploring Darwin's tapestry / 
John Hess. 
 - Columbia :  University of Missouri Press,  c2009. 
 - xiii, 188 p. :  col. ill., col. maps ;  27 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>The Archipelago -- Physical forces -- Weaving an island tapestry -- The nature of desert -- Cliffs and rocky shorelines -- Lagoons and beaches -- Of highlands and humans -- Galapagos royalty -- Flightless cormorant -- Marine iguana -- Waved albatross -- The frigatebirds -- Galapagos tortoise -- The boobies -- Swallow-tailed gull -- Preserving the sacred. 
<br/><br/> "Evolutionary ecologist and photographer John Hess presents the GalaÌpagos in stunning photographs and insightful prose, celebrating the archipelago as a unique place to appreciate the achievements of Charles Darwin and other biologists as well as a place for visitors to experience the wonders of the natural world"--Provided by publisher. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780826218377 (alk. paper) 0826218377 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008043151 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA940475  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>015117979  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Animals--Galapagos Islands.<br/>Animals--Galapagos Islands--Pictorial works.<br/>Natural history--Galapagos Islands.<br/>Natural history--Galapagos Islands--Pictorial works.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QL345.G2  / H47 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>508.866/50222