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The Galapagos Finches and Natural Selection

Finches of Daphne Major

Finches of Daphne Major

A drought on the Galápagos island of Daphne Major in 1977 reduced the number of small seeds available to finches, causing many of the small-beaked finches to die. This caused an increase in the finches' average beak size between 1976 and 1978.

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