Rosemary and Peter Grant.
Speciation, which produces variety
Evolution
The Galapagos finches only exist on the islands and inspired Charles Darwin. They implied that evolution occurs through natural selection.
Peter R. Grant has written: 'Ecology and Evolution of Darwin's Finches' -- subject(s): Ecology, Evolution, Finches 'Evolution on Islands' 'The evolution of Darwin's finches, mockingbirds and flies' -- subject(s): Finches, Evolution (Biology), Evolution, Flies, Mockingbirds
he studied finches iguanas and tortoises. :)
On the Galapagos Islands, Charles Darwin observed unique species of birds, tortoises, finches, and marine iguanas. These observations contributed to the development of his theory of evolution by natural selection.
Darwin observed a variety of species on the Galapagos Islands, including finches, tortoises, and mockingbirds. These observations were instrumental in his development of the theory of evolution by natural selection.
how finches use their beaks
The finches on the Galapagos Islands helped him, as they gave him the basis of his idea of natural selection, which was the backbone of his Theory of Evolution. The birds beaks had altered slightly to enable them to eat the various foods available on their respective islands. This observation then prompted Darwin to extrapolate the data, and say that these small changes could eventually result in a fish turning into a reptile.
Charles Darwin is the best remembered for defining evolution through natural selection. He did this chiefly through his book "On the Origin of Species..." published in 1859. Some have noted that he actually put forward two proposals. His first was to note actual changes in organisms (his famous Galapagos finches) and postulate these were 'created' via natural selection. His second and more radical proposal was to postulate that these changes, made numerous over long ages could create totally new species.
Galapagos finches
The evolution of numerous species, such as Darwin's finches from a single ancestor is called adaptive radiation.