News Headline
Darwin’s fast-evolving finches use a natural insect repellent
Source
New Scientist
Publication Date
2015-08-27
Mosquitoes and parasitic flies can be as deadly for birds as they can for humans. Stowaway mosquitoes brought on tourist planes pose a deadly threat to the iconic birds on the Galapagos Islands. But the innovative birds – Darwin’s finches – have worked out a way to fight them.