Title
Galapagos Islands field notes, 1970
Title Variants
Alternative:
Silberglied, field notes, Galapagos, undated
Related Titles
Contained In:
Robert E. Silberglied Papers, 1960-1982, with related materials to 1984
Series:
SIA RU007316
Series:
Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history
By
Silberglied, Robert E. (Robert Elliot), 1946-1982
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1970
Notes
English
This folder includes the field notes of Robert E. Silberglied from entomological field work conducted on the Galapagos Islands in 1970. The folder includes 1 volume of field notes as well as loose typed and hand written field notes. The field notes are narrative, and describe travel, collecting and field activities, observations of local culture and customs, and photographs taken. Also included are copies of notes to colleagues, expenses, itinerary information, rain data charts, some small sketches. Some sketches show insect nests, and tunnels through logs and possibly other organic materials. A crushed eggshell of land iguana (?) is taped into the book on page 87. Several hand-drawn maps of the islands are included throughout. Also included is a black and white photograph of an island with direction and areas marked off in pen. Localities include Charles Darwin Research Station and several of the islands including: Baltra, Chavez, Espaniola, Fernandina, Floreana, Genovesa, Isabela, Marchena, Pinzon, Pinta, Rabida, San Cristobal, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santa Maria, and Santiago
Subjects
Black-and-white photographs
,
Charts (graphic documents)
,
Colon, Archipielago de
,
Ecuador
,
Entomology
,
Espanola, Isla
,
Fernandina, Isla
,
Field notes
,
Genovesa, Isla
,
Herpetology
,
Isabela, Isla
,
Maps
,
Marchena, Isla
,
Pinzon, Isla
,
Santa Maria, Isla
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.94765
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