Galápagos : a natural history

"The 12-chapter text discusses the natural history of each of the major groups of animals that visitors encounter on the archipelago as well as providing information about Galapagos human history, geology, climate, and plant life. The first edition was designed as a mixture of information taken...

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Autors principals: Kricher, John C., 1944-, Loughlin, Kevin, 19..-...., photographe (Autor)
Format: Livre numérique
Idioma:Anglais
Publicat: Princeton : Princeton University press 2022.
Paris : Cyberlibris
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Edition sous un autre format:• Galápagos, a natural history, John Kricher & Kevin Loughlin, [2nd edition], 2022, Princeton, Princeton University press, 1 vol. (496 p.), 978-0-691-21724-6
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