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Volcán Wolf giant tortoise

Volcán Wolf giant tortoise is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Volcán Wolf giant tortoise rather than just read about it. In short: The Volcán Wolf giant tortoise (Chelonoidis niger becki), also known commonly as the Wolf Volcano giant tortoise and the Cape Berkeley giant tortoise, is a subspecies of Galápagos tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The subspecies is native to the north side of Ecuador's Isabela Island (formerly Albemarle Island).

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Reference excerpt

The Volcán Wolf giant tortoise (Chelonoidis niger becki), also known commonly as the Wolf Volcano giant tortoise and the Cape Berkeley giant tortoise, is a subspecies of Galápagos tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The subspecies is native to the north side of Ecuador's Isabela Island (formerly Albemarle Island). Chelonoidis becki has links to two different lineages including that of Chelonoidis darwini from the nearby island of Santiago. C. becki has been found to be the product of a double colonization event beginning around 199,000 years ago, and had been formed through introgression, where greater male selectivity was exhibited by purebred females in one of the lineages. It is most commonly found on the northern, western, and southwestern slopes of Volcán Wolf, the volcano that it is named for. Having evolved to live in a specific environment, C. becki only occupies an estimated range of about 263 square kilometers. An estimated 1,150 Volcán Wolf giant tortoises inhabit Volcán Wolf.

Etymology The specific name, becki, is in honor of American ornithologist Rollo Howard Beck.

Habitat The preferred natural habitats of C. becki are forest and shrubland.

Diet C. becki has a vegetarian diet.

References

Further reading Rothschild W (1901). "On a New Land-Tortoise from the Galapagos Islands". Novitates Zoologicae 8: 372. (Testudo becki, new subspecies).

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of Volcán Wolf giant tortoise

In research: Volcán Wolf giant tortoise appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Volcán Wolf giant tortoise in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Volcán Wolf giant tortoise is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Chelonoidis, Endemic reptiles of the Galápagos Islands, Fauna listed on CITES Appendix I, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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