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On the backs of tortoisesDarwin, the Galápagos, and the fate of an evolutionary Eden /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	On the backs of tortoisesElizabeth Hennessy.
Reminder of title:	Darwin, the Galápagos, and the fate of an evolutionary Eden /
Author:	Hennessy, Elizabeth
Published:	New Haven, CT :Yale University Press,c2019.
Description:	1 online resource :ill., maps.
Subject:	Galapagos tortoiseGalapagos Islands.
Subject:	Galapagos IslandsEnvironmental conditions.
Online resource:	https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780300249156
ISBN:	9780300249156$q(ebook)

On the backs of tortoisesDarwin, the Galápagos, and the fate of an evolutionary Eden /
Hennessy, Elizabeth

On the backs of tortoisesDarwin, the Galápagos, and the fate of an evolutionary Eden /[electronic resource] :Elizabeth Hennessy. - New Haven, CT :Yale University Press,c2019. - 1 online resource :ill., maps.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"The Galápagos archipelago is often viewed as a last foothold of pristine nature. For sixty years, conservationists have worked to restore this evolutionary Eden after centuries of exploitation at the hands of pirates, whalers, and island settlers. This book tells the story of the islands' namesakes--the giant tortoises--as coveted food sources, objects of natural history, and famous icons of conservation and tourism. By doing so, it brings into stark relief the paradoxical, and impossible, goal of conserving species by trying to restore a past state of prehistoric evolution. The tortoises, Elizabeth Hennessy demonstrates, are not prehistoric, but rather microcosms whose stories show how deeply human and nonhuman life are entangled. In a world where evolution is thoroughly shaped by global history, Hennessy puts forward a vision for conservation based on reckoning with the past, rather than trying to erase it."--Provided by publisher.

ISBN: 9780300249156$q(ebook)

Standard No.: 10.12987/9780300249156doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

960119
Galapagos tortoise
--Galapagos Islands.Subjects--Geographical Terms:

801089
Galapagos Islands
--Environmental conditions.

LC Class. No.: QL666.C584 / H46 2019

Dewey Class. No.: 597.92/4098665

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