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40 years of Evolution of Darwin’s Finches
Peter and Rosemary Grant's groundbreaking work in the Galapagos Islands is known the world over thanks to the Pulitzer Prize-winning book that cataloged their research, "The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time."
Charles Darwin said evolution was too slow to be observed, but modern studies have corrected this assertion. The Grants will discuss their decades of work studying Darwin’s finches on the Galápagos Island of Daphne Major, as chronicled in the Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time. Their research showed that Darwin’s finches evolve repeatedly when the environment changes. They have even observed the initial stages of new species formation!
Drs. Peter and Rosemary Grant, Professors emeriti, Princeton University
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40 Years of Evolution of Darwin's Finches - Drs. Peter and Rosemary Grant