Study confirms truth behind ‘Darwin’s moth’
Friday, August 17, 2018 - 09:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Scientists have revisited – and confirmed – one of the most famous textbook examples of evolution in action. They showed that differences in the survival of pale and dark forms of the peppered moth (Biston betularia) are explained by how well camouflaged the moths are to birds in clean and polluted woodland. “Industrial melanism” – […]