Galapagos Finch Specimens from the HMS Beagle's Second Voyage (IMAGE)

University of Cambridge

Galapagos Finch Specimens from the HMS Beagle's Second Voyage

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These specimens, from Cambridge University's Museum of Zoology, were collected and labelled on the second voyage of the HMS Beagle (1831-1836) that carried Darwin to the Galapagos Islands. Researchers say these famously diverse finches are an iconic example of rapid speciation in a tropical hotspot.

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University of Cambridge / Chris Green.

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