During our walks the ship's naturalists informed us about the islands' plant, animal and marine life. Vegetation ranges from tiny earth-clinging vines to miniature shrubs to short trees hardly taller ...

Asteraceae, a family of flowering plants, are the most diverse group of flowering plants in the world. This plant family ...

Picture the Galápagos Islands and ... into the phenology of plants - a discipline which looks at how the climate impacts ...

There are now at least 13 species of finches on the Galapagos ... On various islands, finch species have become adapted for different diets: seeds, insects, flowers, the blood of seabirds, and ...

Today, tourists visit the islands to see the dramatic landscapes - volcanoes, beautiful coastlines and coral reefs - as well as the wildlife and plants. My great, great, great uncle Edwin was part ...