Darwin's Finches Evolve Before Scientists' Eyes

2006-07-14 15:12 - Links

For the first time scientists have observed in real-time evolutionary changes in one species driven by competition for resources from another. In a mere two decades, one of Charles Darwin's finch species, Geospiza fortis, reduced its beak size to better equip itself to consume small sized seeds, scientists report in the July 14 issue of the journal Science.

Yes, it's real.

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