Evolving Finches – the Story Continues | May 6th, 2016

Peter & Rosemary Grant, a decade ago, observed within a year a noticeable size decrease in the beaks of of the medium ground finch on Daphne Major Island. The change in beak size saw the smaller beaked birds survive in a severe drought and resulting food shortages while larger beaked finches did not. Find out more on this fascinating story and how 2 genes have been identified in the evolutionary process.