Galapagos Marine Ecology
ECOL 496O/596O (3-6 units)
University of Arizona, Tucson
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Background Readings (not required) on Galapagos
Historical DNA analysis reveals living descendants of an extinct species of Galápagos tortoise. (2008)
Serial monogamy and sex ratio bias in Nazca boobies (2007)
Fecundity compromises attractiveness when pigments are scarce (2008)
Rediscovery of an “extinct” Galápagos tortoise (2008)
Origins and evolutionary relationships of giant galapagos tortoises (1999)
Galapagos Islands: Marine iguanas die from trace oil pollution (2002)
Pink iguana NPR News Piece, listen: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99211626
An overlooked pink species of land iguana in the Galápagos (2009)
Nutrient exchanges between marine and terrestrial ecosystems: the case of the Galapagos sea lion Zalophus wollebaecki (2003)
Rapid community change at a tropical upwelling site in the Galapagos Marine Reserve (2003)
Effects of Artisanal Fishing on Marine Communities in the Galápagos Islands (2002)
Cascading effects of fishing on Galapagos rocky reef communities (2007)
The rocky path to sustainable fisheries management and conservation in the Galápagos Marine Reserve (2008)
Corticosterone Levels Predict Survival Probabilities of Galápagos Marine Iguanas during El Niño Events (2001)
Phylogenetic relationships and morphological diversity in darwin’s finches and their relatives (2002)
Reproductive isolation of sympatric morphs in a population of Darwin's finches (2007)
Tortoise genes and island beings: giant Galapagos reptiles on slow road to recovery
Science News , Nov 10, 2007
The impact of lobster fishing on coral and sea urchin populations in Galapagos, Elaine Albertson, student paper (2008)
Galapagos finches sing different mating songs due to evolutionary diversification of beaks (news piece, 1 page)
Galapagos finches yeild new evolutionary insights (news piece, 1 page, 2008)
Yale Researchers May Have Solved Mystery About Why "Lonesome George" Refuses To Mate ScienceDaily (Nov. 9, 1999)
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