The hierarchy of speciation-promoting geographies in Charles Darwin's Origin of Species

Authors

  • Carlos Geraldino Instituto Federal de São Paulo - IFSP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2177-5230.2023.e84537

Keywords:

Biogeography, Epistemology, Speciation, Charles Darwin, Refuge Theory

Abstract

This article deals with the hierarchy made by Charles Darwin, in The Origin of Species, of the best geographical conditions for the occurrence of speciation, going from the worst condition, a small and isolated area, to one of better condition, characterized by being large, continuous and which has already gone through fragmentation. From this, we try to demonstrate that the speciation process in passerine birds in the Galapagos Islands would be, in Darwin's view, the worst geographic scenario for the occurrence of such phenomenon. And also, that such hierarchy of geographies that promote speciation is at the base of one of the most important biogeographic theories in force, the Refuge Theory.

 

Author Biography

Carlos Geraldino, Instituto Federal de São Paulo - IFSP

Possui graduação em Geografia (Licenciatura e Bacharelado) pela Universidade Estadual de Londrina (2005 e 2006), especialização em História e Filosofia da Ciência também pela Universidade Estadual de Londrina (2007), mestrado em Geografia Humana pela Universidade de São Paulo (2011) e doutorado em Geografia pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas (2016). Atualmente é professor do Instituto Federal de São Paulo, campus São Paulo, onde coordena o Laboratório de Pesquisa em Biogeografia (Bio.Geo.Lab.IFSP) e leciona nas licenciaturas de Geografia e Ciências Biológicas. Tem experiência na área de docência nos níveis Fundamental, Médio e Superior, e na área de pesquisa em geografia, com ênfase em biogeografia e história do pensamento geográfico.

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Published

2023-12-05

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