Galápagos WildlifeBradt, 1999 - 140 páginas This guide to the wildlife of these extraordinary islands has a lively text and is illustrated throughout Z99 superb full-color photographs of the flora and fauna Island walks are described in detail Z99 accompanying full-color maps while background |
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... spines , composite leaves , flowers in small orange balls , fruits in dry long pods . Bitterbush / Amargo ( Castela galapageia ) Dense shrub with spines . Small , dark , oval leaves , shiny on top . Flowers red outside , yellow inside ...
... spines , composite leaves , flowers in small orange balls , fruits in dry long pods . Bitterbush / Amargo ( Castela galapageia ) Dense shrub with spines . Small , dark , oval leaves , shiny on top . Flowers red outside , yellow inside ...
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... spines are thought to have evolved from leaves , and their pads from stems . All the species are endemic . • Candelabra cactus ( Jasminocereus thouarsii ) A tall cactus with ribbed branches that reach upwards to 7m . Flowers are green ...
... spines are thought to have evolved from leaves , and their pads from stems . All the species are endemic . • Candelabra cactus ( Jasminocereus thouarsii ) A tall cactus with ribbed branches that reach upwards to 7m . Flowers are green ...
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... spines that often get washed up on beaches . The green sea urchin ( Lytechinus semituberculatus ) is endemic . Its spines particularly adhere to human skin . Smooth sea urchins such as sand dollars ( Encope micropora ) can often be ...
... spines that often get washed up on beaches . The green sea urchin ( Lytechinus semituberculatus ) is endemic . Its spines particularly adhere to human skin . Smooth sea urchins such as sand dollars ( Encope micropora ) can often be ...
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AN INTRODUCTION TO THE GALÁPAGOS | 1 |
HABITATS | 7 |
PLANTS | 15 |
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adult albatross archipelago Baltra Bartolomé beach blue-footed boobies breeding CDRS Cerro chick Chique cliff colony colour common cone crabs Darwin's finches dolphins Ecuador eggs endemic Española feed female feral Fernandina fish flamingos flightless cormorant Floreana flowers flycatchers frigatebirds galapagoensis Galápagos hawk Galápagos Islands Galápagos tortoises Genovesa giant tortoises green ground finch habitat highlands incubation insects Isabela lagoon land birds land iguanas lava cactus lava lizards males mammals mangrove marine iguanas masked boobies mockingbirds National Park nest Niño numbers Opuntia palo santo palo santo trees pelicans penguins pinzón plants predators Puerto Ayora Punta rats rays red-billed tropicbirds red-footed red-footed boobies reef reptiles rocks saltbush San Cristóbal sand Santa Cruz Santiago Scalesia sea-lions seabirds seen sharks shrub snorkelling South Plaza species spines spot storm petrel subspecies swim tourists trail turtles underwater vegetation visitors Volcán warbler waved albatross whales yellow young zone
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Birds, Mammals, and Reptiles of the Galápagos Islands: An Identification Guide Andy Swash,Rob Still Vista previa limitada - 2005 |