News Headline
A Single Winter Storm Forced These Lizards to Start Evolving Practically Overnight
Source
Gizmodo
Publication Date
2017-08-04
We typically think of evolution as an agonizingly gradual process, but there are occasions when nature compels species to move at a quicker pace. By studying a population of lizards both before and after a particularly severe cold snap, scientists have documented natural selection in fast motion, where the surviving reptiles—after just a single winter storm—came to resemble their cold-adapted cousins to the north.
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http://gizmodo.com/a-single-winter-storm-forced-these-lizards-to-start-evo-1797537297