There are now at least 13 species of finches on the Galapagos Islands, each filling a different niche on different islands. All of them evolved from one ancestral species, which colonized the ...

Four critically-endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise babies made their debut at the Philadelphia Zoo on Wednesday ...

Molecular evidence indicates that the single ancestor species of the finches arrived in the Galápagos Islands between 2-3 million years ago. Since that time, these volcanic islands have undergone many ...

Darwin's Finches These drab but famous little birds of the Galapagos Islands are a living case study in evolution. Isolated in the South Pacific, they have developed 14 species from a common ancestor ...

One reason is that for years the iguanas were presumed, unlike Darwin’s famous Galápagos finches, to be fairly uniform across the islands, making the stakes for the animal lower even if one ...

The puzzle of the Galapagos finches Darwin's initial ideas about adaptation and the development of new species Darwin's relationships with his brother and with fellow naturalists Chapter 3.

Galapagos said the drug was well-tolerated, and treatment-emergent adverse events were mild or moderate in severity. Detailed findings from FINCH 2 will be presented at a future scientific ...

In fact, the region is home to 45 types of marine birds and 22 land birds you won't see anywhere else (think: Galapagos penguins and Darwin's finches), not to mention other unique species like ...

FluffyCreature via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0) Adrian explains ... Among his best-known are the finches, of which he collected around 14 species from the Galápagos Islands. The birds sit within the same ...

Along the way, you'll encounter various species of giant tortoises and cactus forests, home to Darwin's finches. You'll also find the Station's enchanting beach, nestled among mangroves ...