A Paleogeographic Model of the Galápagos Islands and Biogeographical and Evolutionary Implications

The Galapagos: A Natural Laboratory for the Earth Sciences

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 145-166

  Geist, Dennis J ^a   Snell, Howard ^b   Snell, Heidi ^b   Goddard, Charlotte ^c   Kurz, Mark D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Charles Darwin; Gal pagos archipelago; Gal pagos islands; Island age; Paleogeography

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; TECTONICS;

BATHYMETRIC DATA; CHARLES DARWIN; EUSTATIC SEA LEVEL; HOLOCENE SEA LEVEL; INTEGRATED AREAS; ISLAND AGE; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; REGIONAL GEOLOGY;

SEA LEVEL;

EID: 84922786468     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118852538.ch8     Document Type: Chapter

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