An endemic species is a species that only lives in a limited area. Islands, like the Galapagos, are some of the most common places to find endemic species.
Endemic Quotes in The Origin of Species
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When on board H.M.S. Beagle, as naturalist, I was much struck with certain facts in the distribution of the organic beings inhabiting South America, and in the geological relations of the present to the past inhabitants of that continent.
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Endemic Term Timeline in The Origin of Species
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Chapter 11
...later Tertiary periods. Darwin explained why, for example, terrestrial mammals like marsupials seemed to be endemic to areas like Australia. He explained that there was historical evidence of marsupials in other...
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Chapter 13
...species inhabit oceanic islands than larger continental landmasses, yet they are more likely to contain endemic species that are unique to the area. Some islands are unique for their lack of...
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...drew in particular on his experience observing birds in the Galapagos. He concluded that these endemic populations on islands must be related to populations on the nearest continent (or perhaps just...
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Chapter 15
...and in isolated geographic locations, the process of adaptation and natural selection often led to endemic species.
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