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Remote Scottish wrens are growing twice as large as mainland birds in a rare glimpse of evolution in action
"Their genetic distinctiveness is so high, that it is likely they are on their way to becoming new species." ...
A new study of British wrens has provided new insights into the inner workings of "island syndromes," according to research ...
These birds live on Shetland, Fair Isle, the Outer Hebrides, and a tiny, remote outpost called St. Kilda. On the mainland, a ...
Tiny birds on remote Scottish islands are undergoing a dramatic evolutionary transformation. Scientists studying four ...
pt. 1. Beyond the mainland ; 1. Introduction ; 2. History of island studies ; 3. Factors that influence island faunas. Types of islands. Dispersals to islands. The candidate species. Composition of ...
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