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The Beak of the Finch

by Jonathan Weiner

  • FINISHED
  • Finished December 2024
  • First published 1994

evolutionary biology nature writing

Weiner follows Peter and Rosemary Grant as they measure finches on a Galapagos island year after year.   Their data show natural selection changing the birds in real time, within a few seasons of drought and rain.