Friday, July 24, 2009

RDF TV: Hawaii as a Nursery of Evolution

Richard Dawkins shows how the relatively young island chain of Hawaii acts as a nursery of evolution as it moves over a volcanic hotspot in the Pacific Ocean, generating new islands. He shows how Drosophila flies have diverged on the different islands, driven by sexual selection.
From RichardDawkins.net

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