The
Beak of the Finch : A Story of Evolution in Our Time
Jonathan Weiner
On the Galapagos Islands Charles Darwin gave his first hint at his theory
of natural selection, writing about the finches he studied there. In Darwin's
time there was no proof of this theoretical mechanism for evolution. Indeed
it would have been thought absurd to imagine observing it actually happen;
the process was thought to take geological time spans. Weiner, an outstanding
science journalist, details research done in the last 20 years that proves
otherwise. Biologists Peter and Rosemary Grant have documented the evolution
of Darwin's Galapagos finches, demonstrating that it is neither rare nor
slow, but can be watched by the hour. Weiner's superb account reads like
a thriller and won the1995 Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction.
Paperback - 332 pages (May 1994)
Knopf; ISBN: 067973337X
Blackhearts : Ecology in Outback Australia
by Richard Symanski
A firsthand account of the adventures of an ornithological field team
studying long-tailed finches in outback Australia in 1991.
Listed under Australian Birds
Finches
by C. Enehjelm, Matthew M. Vriends
Hardcover 2nd edition (December 1990)
Tfh Publications; ISBN: 0866227288
Finches
as a Hobby
Dennis Kelsey-Wood
Paperback / Published 1995
The
New Finch Handbook
Christa Koepff
Paperback / Published 1984
Evolutionary
Dynamics of a Natural Population : The Large Cactus Finch of the Galapagos
B. Rosemary Grant, et al
Hardcover - 350 pages (November 1989)
University of Chicago Press; ISBN: 0226305902
Finches
and Sparrows
by Peter Clement, Alan Harris (Illustrator), John Davis (Illustrator)
Paperback - 514 pages (December 14, 1999)
Princeton Univ Pr; ISBN: 0691048789
The
Complete Book of Finches and Softbills: Their Care and Breeding
by David Alderton
Hardcover - 192 pages (January 2000)
TFH Publications; ISBN: 0793805112
Guide
to Owning a Finch : Breeding, Feeding, Identification, Selection, Health,
Sexing
by Rod Fischer
Paperback - 64 pages (May 1997)
Tfh Publications; ISBN: 0793820103
Guide
to Owning a Zebra Finch
by Rod Fischer
Paperback - 64 pages (January 1998)
Tfh Publications; ISBN: 079382009X
The
Zebra Finch : An Owner's Guide to a Happy, Healthy Pet
by Matthew Vriends
Hardcover - 126 pages (August 1997)
Macmillan General Reference; ISBN: 0876055250
Softbills
: Care, Breeding and Conservation
by Martin Vince
Paperback (November 1996)
Hancock House Pub Ltd; ISBN: 0888393938
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Finches and soft-billed birds
by Bates, Henry and Robert Busenbark. 1970.
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Australian finches in bush and aviary
by Immelmann, Klaus.
Sydney: (1977 reprint).
Plates by Neville Cayley. Australian Natural Science
Library series.
A guide to Zebra Finches: their color varieties, management and breeding.
Milton, John and Joan Lewis.
Tweed Heads South
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The Proper Care of Finches
by Philip St. Blazey, Phillip St Blazey
Hardcover - 256 pages (April 1992)
Tfh Publications; ISBN: 0866224009
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Complete Book of Australian Finches
by A. J. Mobbs
Hardcover (May 1995)
Tfh Publications; ISBN: 0793802954
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