The Evolution of Darwin’s Finches on the Galápagos Islands

[[{'fid':'578546','view_mode':'default','type':'media','attributes':{'height':'300','width':'498','class':'media-element file-default'}}]].. Free Public Lecture: B. Rosemary Grant and Peter R. Grant, Emeritus Professors, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton UniversityCharles Darwin laid the foundations of our current understanding of evolution in /On the Origin of Species/. In it, he suggested that islands provide the best evidence for evolutionary processes. In the 1970s, Rosemary and Peter Grant decided to follow Darwin’s lead. They began a four- decade search for the causes of evolution in the Galápagos Islands by studying Darwin’s finches on Daphne Major Island. They will discuss how their research—chronicled in their recent book, /40 Years of Evolution/—has advanced the study of island evolution. Following their presentation, Harvard professor Jonathan Losos will engage the Grants in a discussion about the future of evolutionary studies on islands./Evolution Matters Lecture Series//Series supported by a generous gift from Drs. Herman and Joan Suit/Free parking is available at the 52 Oxford Street Garage [1]*Also of Interest*: /Islands: Evolving in Isolation [2]/, an exhibition at the Harvard Museum of Natural History[1] https://www.google.com/maps/place/52+Oxford+St,+Harvard+University,+Cam…] http://hmnh.harvard.edu/islands-evolving-isolation