Listen "89- Voyage of the Beagle Part II"
Episode Synopsis
We catch up with Darwin and see what exactly he got up to in the Empire of Brazil!
Sources for this episode:
Cardoso, D., et al. (2020), Amazon plant diversity revealed by a taxonomically verified species list. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 114(40): 10695-10700.
Darwin, C. (1945), The Voyage of the Beagle. London: J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd.
Hubbell, S. P., He, F., Condit, R., Borda-de-Água, L., Kellner, J. and ter Steege, H. (2008), How many tree species are there in the Amazon and how many of them will go extinct? Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 105(suppl. 1): 11498-11504.
Martin, P. A. (1933), Slavery and Abolition in Brazil. The Hispanic American Historical Review 13(2): 151-196.
Ray, J. L. (2009), The abolition of slavery and the end of international war. International Organization 43(3): 405-439.
Ronque, M. U. V., Fourcassié, V. and Oliveira, P. S. (2018), Ecology and field biology of two dominant Camponotus ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Brazilian savannah. Journal of Natural History 52(3-4): 237-252.
Author unknown, Metric Conversions (date unknown), Feet to Meters conversion: ft to m calculator (online) (Accessed 29/04/2024).
Author unknown, Rainforest Trust (date unknown), Amazon Basin (online) (Accessed 22/04/2024).
Author unknown, Our World in Data (date unknown), Average annual precipitation (online) (Accessed 22/04/2024).
Author unknown, United States Senate (date unknown), The Senate Passes the Thirteenth Amendment (online) (Accessed 29/04/2024).
Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Porcupinefish (online) (Accessed 22/04/2024).
Sources for this episode:
Cardoso, D., et al. (2020), Amazon plant diversity revealed by a taxonomically verified species list. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 114(40): 10695-10700.
Darwin, C. (1945), The Voyage of the Beagle. London: J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd.
Hubbell, S. P., He, F., Condit, R., Borda-de-Água, L., Kellner, J. and ter Steege, H. (2008), How many tree species are there in the Amazon and how many of them will go extinct? Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 105(suppl. 1): 11498-11504.
Martin, P. A. (1933), Slavery and Abolition in Brazil. The Hispanic American Historical Review 13(2): 151-196.
Ray, J. L. (2009), The abolition of slavery and the end of international war. International Organization 43(3): 405-439.
Ronque, M. U. V., Fourcassié, V. and Oliveira, P. S. (2018), Ecology and field biology of two dominant Camponotus ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Brazilian savannah. Journal of Natural History 52(3-4): 237-252.
Author unknown, Metric Conversions (date unknown), Feet to Meters conversion: ft to m calculator (online) (Accessed 29/04/2024).
Author unknown, Rainforest Trust (date unknown), Amazon Basin (online) (Accessed 22/04/2024).
Author unknown, Our World in Data (date unknown), Average annual precipitation (online) (Accessed 22/04/2024).
Author unknown, United States Senate (date unknown), The Senate Passes the Thirteenth Amendment (online) (Accessed 29/04/2024).
Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Porcupinefish (online) (Accessed 22/04/2024).
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