Chapter 1

1. El Niño in the Galapagos Islands : A Natural Experiment

F. TRILLMICH
Max-Planck-Institut für Verhaltensphysiologie, Abteilung Wickler, D-8131 Seewiesen, Germany

1.1 Introduction
1.2 Background information about the Galapagos
- 1.2.1 The nature of the El Niño phenomenon
1.3 Introduction and establishment of new species
- 1.3.1 Plants
- 1.3.2 Animals
1.4 The effects of El Niño on Darwin's finches
1.5 Effects on the flora and fauna at the population level.
1.6 Conclusions
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