Charles Darwin’s Galápagos collections
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Charles Darwin’s Galápagos collections are the specimens and observations he gathered on the Galápagos Islands that later played a pivotal role in shaping his theory of evolution by natural selection.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical scientific artifact
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scientific collection ⓘ |
| analyzedBy | John Gould NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| analyzedInDiscipline | ornithology ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
biogeography
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endemic species ⓘ speciation ⓘ |
| collectedBy | Charles Darwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectedDuring | voyage of HMS Beagle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectedInYear | 1835 ⓘ |
| collectedOn | Galápagos Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| curatedBy | British naturalists in the 19th century ⓘ |
| currentlyHeldAt |
Cambridge University Herbarium
NERFINISHED
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Cambridge University Museum of Zoology NERFINISHED ⓘ Natural History Museum, London NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedOnIslands |
Floreana Island
NERFINISHED
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Isabela Island NERFINISHED ⓘ San Cristóbal Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Santiago Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScientificSignificance |
evidence for adaptive radiation
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evidence for common ancestry ⓘ evidence for geographic variation between islands ⓘ |
| includes |
Darwin’s finch specimens
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Darwin’s mockingbird specimens ⓘ Darwin’s tortoise specimens ⓘ field notes ⓘ geological field observations ⓘ plant herbarium sheets ⓘ specimen labels with island provenance ⓘ |
| includesSpecimensOfType |
birds
GENERATED
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geological samples GENERATED ⓘ insects GENERATED ⓘ mammals GENERATED ⓘ marine invertebrates GENERATED ⓘ plants GENERATED ⓘ reptiles GENERATED ⓘ |
| influencedWork | On the Origin of Species NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Galápagos finches
NERFINISHED
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Galápagos mockingbirds NERFINISHED ⓘ Galápagos tortoises NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| referencedIn |
Darwin’s Journal of Researches
NERFINISHED
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Darwin’s notebooks on transmutation of species NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchUse |
historical biogeography studies
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modern evolutionary biology studies ⓘ |
| timeSpanOfCollection | September 1835 ⓘ |
| transportedBy | HMS Beagle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | development of theory of evolution by natural selection ⓘ |
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