Daphne Major
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Daphne Major is a small, uninhabited Galápagos island renowned as a natural laboratory for evolutionary biology, especially long-term studies of Darwin’s finches.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
island
ⓘ
natural laboratory ⓘ |
| access | restricted ⓘ |
| archipelago | Galápagos Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Darwin’s finches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheory | evolution by natural selection ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Republic of Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Ecuador ⓘ |
| governingBody | Galápagos National Park Directorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical dry climate ⓘ |
| hasFauna |
Darwin’s finches
NERFINISHED
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Geospiza fortis NERFINISHED ⓘ Geospiza scandens NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazca booby ⓘ blue-footed booby NERFINISHED ⓘ seabirds ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arid environment
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sparse vegetation ⓘ steep volcanic tuff cone ⓘ |
| hasFlora |
cacti
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shrubs ⓘ |
| hasShape | roughly circular ⓘ |
| hasStatus | uninhabited research island ⓘ |
| hasUse | scientific research ⓘ |
| humanPopulation | 0 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Galápagos National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUninhabited | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
evolutionary biology research
ⓘ
field studies of natural selection ⓘ long-term studies of Darwin’s finches ⓘ studies of rapid evolution ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Galápagos Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| nearbyIsland |
Baltra Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Santa Cruz Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableResearchers |
B. Rosemary Grant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter R. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Galápagos Marine Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedStatus | part of a protected area ⓘ |
| region | eastern Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchAccess | by permit only ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
effects of climate variability on bird populations
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natural selection on beak size and shape ⓘ speciation in Darwin’s finches ⓘ |
| volcanicOrigin | true ⓘ |
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