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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Vintage; New Ed edition (6 Jul 1995)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099468719
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099468714
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.6 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 182,796 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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For all that has been said and written about it, evolution has always been - necessarily - theoretical, a matter of fossils demonstrating slow change over many millenia. But, for 20 years, in a continuing study, biologists Peter and Rosemary Grant have been observing the various species of finches on a tiny volcanic island in the Galapagos. They now claim that they have actually seen evolution taking place before their eyes. This book tells the Grants' story, and describes how their findings have led scientists into further study of evolution.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent account of evolution in real- time., 2 Oct 1999
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This book, written for the lay-person, gives an excellent and absorbing account of evolution as an on-going process in today's world. It has been assumed that evolution is such a slow process that it cannot be observed occurring and that the process of evolution cannot be proved by active scientific observation of living animal populations. This book, based predominantly on the work of Peter and Rosemary Grant with Galapagos finches, disproves this and shows that evolution can occur at a rapid and actively observable rate. For anyone that doubts that evolution is a real process and very much a part of the natural world, this book is an absolute must-read! An excellent read by a prize-winning author.
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