Galápagos_finch Type post Author Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig Date November 25, 2020 CategoriesEvolution Tagged , beak size, birds, Darwin's Finches, droughts, Galápagos finches, Galápagos Finches series, Galápagos Islands, Geospiza fortis, HMGA2, macroevolution, natural selection, Nature (journal), Peter and Rosemary Grant, Sangeet Lamichhaney, seeds, Sisyphean evolution, species, subjunctive Galápagos Finches — Some Contradictions Solved Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig November 25, 2020 Evolution 5 The authors offer a selectionist explanation, which is nevertheless uncertain. Note the repeated use of the subjunctive. Read More ›
Darwin's finch Type post Author Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig Date November 19, 2020 CategoriesEvolution Tagged , ALX1, American Museum of Natural History, Biological Reviews, Charles Darwin, Darwin's Finches, evolution, finch beaks, Galápagos Finches series, Galápagos Islands, Geospiza fortis, haplotypes, Jonathan Wells, Michael Behe, morphology, Peter and Rosemary Grant, Sisyphus, University of Minnesota On the “Sisyphean Evolution of Darwin’s Finches” Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig November 19, 2020 Evolution 9 Scientific data are followed by the myth: “Finch beak morphology observed on the Galápagos Islands was used by Darwin to formulate his theory of evolution.” Read More ›
