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The Beak of the Finch

A Story of Evolution in Our Time

by Jonathan Weiner · 1994 · 352 pages

Sam Altman
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Recommended by 1 elite

Recommended by 1 Elite

Sam Altman

About This Book

An account of the twenty-year field study of Darwin's finches conducted by biologists Peter and Rosemary Grant on the Galápagos Islands. The work demonstrates how natural selection occurs in real-time, providing empirical evidence for the rapid pace of evolutionary change.

Book Details

Published

1994

Pages

352

Language

en

ISBN

9780679733379

Awards & Recognition

Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction (1995)Los Angeles Times Book Prize (1994)

Audiobook Available

12h 14m
Narrated by Victor Bevine

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