Darwin's finches
Darwin's finches Fourteen species of Geospizinae that are endemic (see
endemism) to the Galápagos Islands. There are only six species of all other passerine birds and one species of cuckoo on the islands. Thus it is inferred that an ancestor of the finches arrived on the islands before other birds and then underwent adaptive radiation. Each species has evolved a distinctive beak type, and feeds on food not eaten by the other species.
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How I took the Beagle to Darwins Galapagos; 1. NO FEAR: Galapagos sea lions 2. UNFORGETTABLE: Tom checks out the local flora before returning to the Beagle. Inset: A blue-footed booby.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 2/17/2008; 700+ words
; ...water between ourselves and the airport crush. Its a long journey to the islands so first we decompressed for three days atthe Finch Bay Hotel on Santa Cruz, an intimate and elegant establishment, smallenough to be a family hotel but sufficiently thought...
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HISTORY CLIVE ASLET ON THE PLACE WHERE THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION EVOLVED
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 6/29/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...book, he himself did little with the finches that are often used to demonstrate the...pregnant with their third child when the Darwins decided to move out of London. Before...Emma playing loudly on the piano, the Darwins' son Francis blowing fortissimo on the...
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Evolving glory of the Galapagos
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 3/21/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...the Blest. Its controversial whether Darwins visit to that remarkable archipelago really...divergence of one ancestral species into two: Darwins origin of species. For speciation to...be a single continent. To a Galapagos finch, the 600-mile distance to the mainland...
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National Geographic Magazine February 2009
News Wire article from: Targeted News Service; 1/16/2009; 700+ words
; ...Never mind the notion of Darwin's finches. His first real clue about evolution...fossils of armadillos and sloths. MODERN DARWINS, by Matt Ridley, photographed by Lynn...narrative and its mechanism -- modern Darwins don't have to guess. They consult genetic...
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Twenty Years in the Making: How the Theory of Evolution Finally Went Public
Newspaper article from: Solares Hill; 8/25/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...the young naturalist chasing beetles in Cambridge or collecting finches in the Galapagos. The book starts after Darwin's return from...odyssey into barnacles. Not to mention raising a large family; the Darwins had 10 children, seven
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