Darwin's Laboratory
Evolutionary Theory and Natural History in the Pacific
1994
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- About this editionISBN: 9780824816131, 0824816137Page count: 540Published: 1994Format: HardcoverPublisher: University of Hawaii PressLanguage: EnglishEditors: Philip F. Rehbock, Roy M. MacLeodCreate CitationTable of contentsNo scientific traveler was more influenced by the Pacific than Charles Darwin, and his legacy in the region remains unparalleled. Yet the extent of the Pacific's impact on the thought of Darwin and those who followed him has not been sufficiently grasped. In this volume of essays, sixteen scholars explore the many dimensions - biological, geological, anthropological, social, and political - of Darwinism in the Pacific. Fired by Darwinian ideas, nineteenth-century naturalists within and around the Pacific rim worked to further Darwin's programs in their own research: in Seattle, conchologist P. Brooks Randolph; in Honolulu, evolutionist John Thomas Gulick; in Adelaide, botanist Richard Schomburgk; and in Malaysia, biogeographer Alfred Russel Wallace. Lesser-known enthusiasts furnished Da...Source: PublisherMore about this editionShow lessOther editions1994University of Hawaii Press540 pagesCommon terms and phrasesAboriginesadaptationismAdelaideAlfred Russel WallaceAmericananimalsanthropologyArchipelagoarguedAustraliaBalfourBeagleBotanic GardenBritishCalendarCambridge University PressCharles DarwinChicagocolonialconchologyCoral ReefsCorrespondencecultureDanaDana'sDarwin's theoryDarwinianDavidDescentEnglandenvironmentEuropeanevolutionevolutionaryfaunaFitzRoyGalapagosMore terms and phrasesShow lessGet bookBorrowEdit locationCancelCheck availability at libraries near youNo matching city or zip codeAbout the workOriginally published: 1994Editors: Roy MacLeod, Philip F. RehbockSubject: Anthropology -- Congresses -- History -- Pacific Area, Anthropology -- History -- Congresses -- Pacific Area, Anthropology; Pacific Area; History; Congresses., Evolution (Biology) -- Congresses -- History, Evolution (Biology) -- History -- Congresses, Evolution (Biology); History; Congresses., Natural history -- Congresses -- History -- Pacific Area, Natural history -- History -- Congresses -- Pacific Area, Natural history; Pacific Area; History; Congresses., Nature / General, Social Darwinism -- Congresses -- History -- Pacific Area, Social Darwinism -- History -- Congresses -- Pacific AreaMOREPublisher