Palm Trees on Lord Howe Island Took an Evolutionary Path Darwin Never Expected

One of Australia’s most biodiverse offshore islands enjoys the company to two palm trees that despite appearing quite similar are actually different species. That this happened: that two species evolved from a common ancestor despite no geographical separation, means biologists have confirmed that “sympatric” evolution is possible on Earth. To explain exactly what that means, […] The post Palm Trees on Lord Howe Island Took an Evolutionary Path Darwin Never Expected appeared first on Good News Network.

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