Insular evolution: Large and big-footed voles in an outer archipelago

Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 10:28 in Biology & Nature

According to evolutionary theory, natural selection favors traits that enhance dispersal of populations to new habitats. The empirical evidence supporting this theory, however, is relatively scarce. Scientists now report on the rapid evolution of traits facilitating dispersal in an outer archipelago.

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