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RAYMOND LÉVEQUE, The Origin of the Charles Darwin Research Station in Santa Cruz (1960-1962)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Lampropeltis micropholis Cope, 1860
Juan Manuel García
Since 1973, Peter and Rosemary Grant Have Shown That Evolution Can Be Seen in Real Time

In 1973, evolutionary scientists Peter Grant and Rosemary Grant began a research project in the Galápagos Islands that would permanently change the modern understanding of evolution.

Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766)
Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761)
Species Database Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829)
Landing on the Shark Ecology Project
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Asyndetus interruptus (Loew, 1861)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Frustulia galapagosaxonica Lange-Bertalot, Witkowski & Bąk
Scientists find new hydrothermal vents and 15 unknown species
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Eunotia isabelensis Lange-Bertalot, Bąk & Kociolek
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Luticola galapagoensis Witkowski, Bąk, Kociolek, Lange-Bertalot & Seddon
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Bryopteris filicina (Sw.) Nees
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Taxilejeunea pterigonia (Lehm. & Lindenb.) Schiffn.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Cololejeunea sicaefolia Gottsche
Acanthurus leucocheilus Herre, 1927
Species Database Acanthurus leucocheilus Herre, 1927
Felipe Cruz Scholarship contributes to the training of park rangers in Galapagos
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Eleotris picta Kner, 1863
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Rhizopsammia verrilli Van der Horst, 1922
Miriam San José CDF
Mesocosms in Galápagos!

For the first time in Galápagos, researchers established 24 mesocosms that simulate natural ponds to study freshwater ecosystems. The experiment examines how nutrients provided by giant tortoises can alter water conditions and how these changes relate to the development of tadpoles of the archipelago’s only introduced tree frog Scinax quinquefasciatus.