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
Friday, July 24, 2009
RDF TV: Hawaii as a Nursery of Evolution
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