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Evolution of the Big Bird lineage

Schematic illustration of the evolution of the Big Bird lineage on the Daphne Major island in the Galápagos archipelago. Photos © K. Thalia Grant for G. conirostris and Peter R. Grant for the remainder. Reproduced with permission from K. Thalia Grant, and Princeton University Press, which first published the remaining images in 40 Years of Evolution (P. R. Grant & B. R. Grant, 2014).
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