Darwin’s Wolf Mystery Solved

Reported by Wired on Tuesday, 3 November 2009 (on November 3, 2009)

Genetic analysis of the now-extinct Falkland Islands Wolf has answered a biological riddle that caught the attention of a young Charles Darwin, and helped shape his understanding of evolution.
During his voyage aboard the HMS Beagle, Darwin observed that the wolves — like his now-famous finches — varied widely in size between different islands, suggesting that [...]

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