by Audrey Benedict | Apr 22, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #26: The Galápagos Penguin My dear friend and colleague, Dr. Dee Boersma, has been at the forefront of Galápagos penguin research for more than 45 years. Her landmark book, Penguins: Natural History and Conservation, with co-editor Pablo Garcia Borboroglu,...
by Audrey Benedict | Apr 21, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #25: Blue-footed Boobies (Galápagos) Blue-footed boobies live along the western coasts of Central and South America, from Mexico to Peru. The Galápagos Islands population includes about half of all breeding pairs of blue-footed boobies. These beautiful...
by Audrey Benedict | Apr 20, 2020 | ePostCards
on ePostcard #24: Flightlessness Works (Galápagos) In his seminal work, On the Origin of Species, Darwin suggested that there were evolutionary consequences for animals resulting from what he referred to as “the use and disuse” of various anatomical parts. Unlike...
by Audrey Benedict | Apr 19, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #23: Bodacious Reds (Galapagos Islands) The color red—bold and eye-catching in plants and animals—provokes our curiosity as naturalists in ways that few other colors do. Exploring the evolution and science behind how animals perceive color in their world is...
by Audrey Benedict | Apr 18, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #22: Darwin’s Islands (Galapagos) We begin our Island Biodiversity ePostcard series with a sailing schooner voyage to the Galapagos Islands aboard the S/S Sagitta—a dream come true for any naturalist. The Galapagos Archipelago, a scattering of small...
