galapagos islands

'On The Backs Of Tortoises' Challenges Us To Consider How Much Of Life Is Intertwined

10:48am November 01, 2019

by Genevieve Valentine

Nominally an environmental and social history of the Galápagos Islands, it lays bare the entangled issues confronting us as we attempt conservation efforts while facing a sweeping ecological crisis.

The sea squirt Ascidia sydneiensis, a tubelike animal that squirts water out of its body when alarmed, is one of 48 additional nonnative marine species in the Galapagos Islands documented in a newly published study. Previously, researchers knew of only fi

Dozens Of Nonnative Marine Species Have Invaded The Galapagos Islands

9:14pm March 28, 2019

by Christopher Joyce

The number of alien species, likely brought by ship traffic, stunned scientists. And they suspect that the foothold of such creatures may have been underestimated in other tropical habitats, too.

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Wake Forest Biologist Studies The Galapagos Blue-Footed Boobies' Struggle To Survive

1:56pm August 08, 2014

by Shawn Fitzmaurice

SciWorks Radio is a production of 88.5 WFDD and SciWorks, the Science Center and Environmental Park of Forsyth County, located in Winston-Salem.

The Galapagos islands are famous for their association with Charles Darwin and the theory of evolution by natural selection. Being isolated, the islands acted much like a controlled laboratory for clear observation of basic evolutionary adaptations among species.

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