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Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Archivo CDF
When Observation Became Knowledge

The 1905–1906 expedition of the California Academy of Sciences, led by Rollo Howard Beck, introduced a systematic approach to studying the Galápagos. By documenting specimen origins, it revealed variation among islands, established the archipelago as a natural laboratory of evolution, and laid foundations for ongoing research and conservation.

Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Tridax procumbens L.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Oldenlandia corymbosa L.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Verbena brasiliensis Vell.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Physalis peruviana L.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Ipomoea wrightii Gray
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Achyranthes aspera L.
Species Database Achyranthes aspera L.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF