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One iguana, two iguanas : a story of accident, natural selection, and evolution /

Most iguanas in the Galápagos Islands live and eat on land, but one species does something no other iguana does anywhere in the world -- it launches itself into the sea and dives underwater to feed. Descended from a common ancestor and living within sight of one another, the author offers a theory h...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Collard, Sneed B. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Thomaston, Maine : Tilbury House Publishers, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
Series:How nature works.
Subjects:
Iguanas > Juvenile literature.
Iguanas > Galapagos Islands > Juvenile literature.
Natural selection > Juvenile literature.
Animals > Galapagos Islands > Juvenile literature.
Mutation (Biology) > Juvenile literature.
Evolution (Biology) > Juvenile literature.
Natural selection.
Mutation (Biology)
Evolution (Biology)
Iguanas.
Animals.
Galapagos Islands.
Instructional and educational works.
Juvenile works.
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Summary:Most iguanas in the Galápagos Islands live and eat on land, but one species does something no other iguana does anywhere in the world -- it launches itself into the sea and dives underwater to feed. Descended from a common ancestor and living within sight of one another, the author offers a theory how did land and marine iguanas develop such different appearances and lifestyles.
Physical Description:39 pages : color illustrations, map ; 27 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780884486497
0884486494