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modern synthesis
integrates different fields to create evolutionary framework
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darwins finches
* derived from a common ancestor * birds migrated to another island and speciation occured * didn’t migrate back and forth to diff islands, very easy to track * small pop to do research on * 100% birds identified banded
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finch pt 2 results
* normal distribution, 9.4 mm avg beak depth * BMP4 explained increase in beak size * lots of variation over the years * # of finches went down cuz enviro pressure dry szn * before drought smaller beak depth, after drought change in larger beak depth * even characteristics of seed type changes from small soft to large and hard * body size change