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 ›
Galápagos finch Type post Author Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig Date November 24, 2020 CategoriesEvolution Tagged , alleles, beak size, Charles Darwin, Christian Science Monitor, Daphne Major, Darwin's Finches, evolution, Galápagos finches, Galápagos Finches series, Galápagos Islands, genera, HMGA2, macroevolution, natural selection, neo-Darwinian evolution, Peter and Rosemary Grant, Princeton University, Sangeet Lamichhaney, Sisyphean evolution, speciation, species, The Evolution of the Long-Necked Giraffe Galápagos Finches — An “Exceptionally Strong Natural-Selection Event”? Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig November 24, 2020 Evolution 4 This is by no means an all-or-nothing selection (as the impression is sometimes given). Rather, the alleles are retained. Read More ›
Geospiza fuliginosa Type post Author Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig Date November 18, 2020 CategoriesEvolution Tagged , Adaptive Radiation, beak size, biology textbooks, evolution, Federal Government, fitness, Galápagos finches, Galápagos Finches series, Geospizinae, hybridization, Icons of Evolution, Jonathan Wells, Peter and Rosemary Grant, Sisyphean evolution, Sisyphus, weather, Winston Churchill, Zombie Science (book) Galápagos Finches and a Surprising Deletion Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig November 18, 2020 Evolution 4 How could the authors suddenly do this? Some of the following points may be considered. Read More ›
rabbits Type post Date July 3, 2018 CategoriesEvolutionLife Sciences Tagged , __k-review, color, Darwin's Finches, Darwinian evolution, Genome Research, hybridization, Icons of Evolution, intelligent design, interbreeding, Jonathan Wells, Michael Majerus, Montana, mutations, Nevada, peppered moths, Peter Grant, radiation, Rosemary Grant, Sisyphean evolution, speciation, Washington State, Zombie Science (book) Peppered Hares — An Emerging Evolutionary Icon Science and Culture July 3, 2018 Evolution, Life Sciences 6 Some hares turn white in winter where it’s snowy, but remain brown in winter where it’s mild. What does that have to do with Darwinian evolution? Read More ›
