The Galapagos: Darwin's clues

United States, 1973

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Shows how the variety and characteristics of the wildlife of the Galapagos Islands provided the first clues for Darwin’s theory of natural selection.

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Credits

production company

Coronet Instructional Media

Duration

00:13:53:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1973

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

320780

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Galapagos Islands

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Galapagos Islands

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural selection

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Natural selection

People → Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882

Places → Galapagos Islands

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

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Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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