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But according to a new study, the Páramos are even more remarkable than von Humboldt could have realized. They are the fastest evolving place on the planet. Scientists have long known that in certain spots, evolution runs faster than normal. The Galápagos Islands, for example, are home to some 13 species of Darwin’s finches, which all evolved from a single group of birds that originally colonized them. The archipelago is just a few million years old, however, which means that all their diversity has evolved in a geologically short period of time. nytimes/2013/11/12/science/high-above-sea-level-evolutionary-hot-spots.html
Posted on: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 15:52:24 +0000

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