Finches

There are 13 finches from the same family (Fringillidae); the most remarkable divergence of these species is their beak structure and specialized feeding capabilities. ❋ Unknown (2007)

If you claim myosins, kinesins, and dyneins came about through a selected mutation process the argument by analogy inherent to the claim is that a stochastic process observed to allow beak adaptation in finches and the many observed examples of unicellular adaptation is capable of generating the examples cited. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The generation-to-generation natural selection of Galápagos finches is particularly fascinating — it shows evolution as a process that isn’t always slow, and anything but steady, but something very much alive. ❋ Unknown (2008)

An infestation of Canadian brown finches, which is a small -- I guess I should have seen that one coming, huh? ❋ Unknown (2008)

This contrasts notably with the distributional pattern of the finches, which is a tangled skein. ❋ David Quammen (2004)

The distinguishing feature of the finches is a massive beak, admirably adapted to the husking of the grain on which the members of the family feed largely. ❋ Douglas Dewar (1916)

Those exposed to stress in early life were later found to be much more sensitive to it as adults compared with the "laid-back" finches, which is likely to be bad for the health. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Birds on Galapagos Islands develop antibodies to fight alien parasites WASHINGTON - In a new research, University of Utah biologists have found that birds called finches have developed antibodies against two parasites that moved to the Galapagos Islands, suggesting that the birds can fight the alien invaders. ❋ AP (2010)

Darwin first studied the wildlife of the islands taking note of the evolution of the landbirds such as finches and mockingbirds that adapted to a specific niche in the available habitat. ❋ Unknown (2007)

While natural selection can explain some change within a species (such as finches 'evolving slightly bigger beaks so they can eat tougher seeds), the theory doesn't explain the development of fundamentally new biological features and organisms. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It grows wild allover the earth, and serves as food for small birds, such as finches, linnets, and other feathered songsters of the woods. ❋ William Thomas Fernie (N/A)

The first category includes evidence from similar species in neighboring habitats, such as finches on the Galapagos Islands; the second includes evidence from the fossil record, such as extinct horse-like animals that preceded modern horses; and the third includes evidence from similarities in early embryos that supposedly point to their common ancestry. ❋ Unknown (2010)

(PhysOrg. com) -- Females in socially monogamous bird species such as finches often engage in sexual activities with birds outside the pair bond. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Animals such as finches and tortoises showed subtle changes of form between the islands, leading him to theorise that they had evolved along different paths in different environments. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The outbreak has been reported from Maryland south through Appalachia, where people have reported a "significant number of deaths of perching birds, particularly those common to bird feeding stations such as finches," according to an agency news release. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The film touches on the same creatures - such as finches - that Darwin profiled but reaches different conclusions on how they came about. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The finches of the Galapagos, known as Darwin's finches, are the best known example, a single ancestral species from South America having given rise to 15 specialized forms in just the last two million years. ❋ Unknown (2011)