Unpredictable Evolution in a 30-Year Study of Darwin's Finches

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• Publication year

  2002

• Venue

  Science

• Publication date

  2002-04-26

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1126/SCIENCE.1070315PMID 11976447
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