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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| Charles Darwin’s Galápagos collections canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Charles Darwin’s Galápagos collections Context triple: [woodpecker finch, discoveredInContext, Charles Darwin’s Galápagos collections]
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The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin
The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin is a biographical collection that interweaves Charles Darwin’s personal correspondence with narrative accounts to illuminate his life, character, and development of his scientific ideas.
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B.
Darwin manuscripts
The Darwin manuscripts are original handwritten notes, drafts, and correspondence by Charles Darwin that document the development of his scientific ideas and theories.
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Darwin and Henslow: The Growth of an Idea
"Darwin and Henslow: The Growth of an Idea" is a historical and biographical work edited by Nora Barlow that explores Charles Darwin’s early scientific development and his relationship with his mentor John Stevens Henslow through their correspondence and related documents.
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Darwin Correspondence Project
The Darwin Correspondence Project is a scholarly initiative that collects, edits, and publishes the letters of Charles Darwin to illuminate his life, work, and scientific networks.
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E.
Or, the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras
"Or, the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras" is the subtitle of Alfred Russel Wallace’s influential 1880 work "Island Life," which analyzes how isolation shapes the evolution and distribution of island plants and animals.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Charles Darwin’s Galápagos collections Target entity description: 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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A.
The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin
The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin is a biographical collection that interweaves Charles Darwin’s personal correspondence with narrative accounts to illuminate his life, character, and development of his scientific ideas.
-
B.
Darwin manuscripts
The Darwin manuscripts are original handwritten notes, drafts, and correspondence by Charles Darwin that document the development of his scientific ideas and theories.
-
C.
Darwin and Henslow: The Growth of an Idea
"Darwin and Henslow: The Growth of an Idea" is a historical and biographical work edited by Nora Barlow that explores Charles Darwin’s early scientific development and his relationship with his mentor John Stevens Henslow through their correspondence and related documents.
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D.
Darwin Correspondence Project
The Darwin Correspondence Project is a scholarly initiative that collects, edits, and publishes the letters of Charles Darwin to illuminate his life, work, and scientific networks.
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E.
Or, the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras
"Or, the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras" is the subtitle of Alfred Russel Wallace’s influential 1880 work "Island Life," which analyzes how isolation shapes the evolution and distribution of island plants and animals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical scientific artifact
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scientific collection ⓘ |
| analyzedBy | John Gould ⓘ |
| analyzedInDiscipline | ornithology ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
biogeography
ⓘ
endemic species ⓘ speciation ⓘ |
| collectedBy | Charles Darwin ⓘ |
| collectedDuring |
voyage of HMS Beagle
ⓘ
linked to:
HMS Beagle second survey expedition
|
| collectedInYear | 1835 ⓘ |
| collectedOn | Galápagos Islands ⓘ |
| curatedBy | British naturalists in the 19th century ⓘ |
| currentlyHeldAt |
Cambridge University Herbarium
ⓘ
Cambridge University Museum of Zoology ⓘ Natural History Museum, London ⓘ Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ⓘ
linked to:
Kew
|
| documentedOnIslands |
Floreana Island
ⓘ
Isabela Island ⓘ San Cristóbal Island ⓘ Santiago Island ⓘ |
| 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
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geological samples ⓘ insects ⓘ mammals ⓘ marine invertebrates ⓘ plants ⓘ reptiles ⓘ |
| influencedWork | On the Origin of Species ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Galápagos finches
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Galápagos mockingbirds ⓘ
linked to:
Galápagos mockingbird
Galápagos tortoises ⓘ
linked to:
Galápagos giant tortoise
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| referencedIn |
Darwin’s Journal of Researches
ⓘ
linked to:
The Voyage of the Beagle
Darwin’s notebooks on transmutation of species ⓘ
linked to:
Darwin manuscripts
|
| researchUse |
historical biogeography studies
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modern evolutionary biology studies ⓘ |
| timeSpanOfCollection | September 1835 ⓘ |
| transportedBy | HMS Beagle ⓘ |
| usedFor | development of theory of evolution by natural selection ⓘ |
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