His observations indicated that the size of the beaks of finches were responding to the ever changing environment. For instance, if the environment favored large nuts, finches born with powerful beaks capable of cracking them open would survive better than those with smaller beaks.
originated from a common ancestor
Within a population many individual do not survive
evidence in real time - finches fossil evidence evidence now backed up by genetics geological evidence of strata not just fossils
there were variations in the beaks already.
Darwin was interested in the finches! The finches weren't interested in him!
Variation
originated from a common ancestor
The finches: the theory was supported by when he visited the Galapagos islands and the finches were blown to another island and they had to adjust their beak size to live and eat.
Within a population many individual do not survive
evidence in real time - finches fossil evidence evidence now backed up by genetics geological evidence of strata not just fossils
indirect observation
there were variations in the beaks already.
Observation of finches on the Galapagos Islands.
indirect observation
Oxygen help the burning.
charles darwins hobbies are flying in the sky andtexting on his phone
indirect observation