galapagos islands finches evolution

Evolution World Tour: Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. The exotic locale, home to tortoises, cacti, iguanas and finches, was a source of inspiration for Darwin's theory of evolution. By Laura Helmuth; Smithsonian magazine, January 2012,...


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finch of Galapagos Islands


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In 1982 the large ground finch


Galapagos Islands Evolve


Evolution and Extinction

One very famous example of this is Darwin's finches on the Galapagos. It's likely that all of the finches evolved from a small group that somehow drifted to the islands many years ago. Now, the numerous species have adapted...
Musings of a Biologist and Dog Lover: Types of Evolution

Today we view the Galapagos birds, including some finches and some mocking birds, as a great example of evolution. The idea is that some finches from what is now Ecuador ended up on the Galapagos Islands, and...
galapagos islands finches evolution