Survival of Darwin's Finches Threatened By New Pest
The finches of the Galapagos Islands , a major inhalation for Darwin ’s theory of evolution , are under threat from an introduced sponge . In a bitter irony , the fauna most identified with natural selection may conk out out if they ca n’t evolve fast enough . However , a novel report suggest that human effort to save these iconic boo could prove effective . In theJournal of Applied Ecology , ProfessorDale Claytonof the University of Utah used numerical simulations to predict the impression the parasitic nest flyPhilornis downsiis potential to have on the finches ....