Galápagos finches
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Galápagos finches are a group of closely related bird species from the Galápagos Islands whose diverse beak shapes famously helped Charles Darwin develop his theory of evolution by natural selection.
Aliases (6)
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Darwin’s finches
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bird clade → passerine birds → |
| beakShapeAdaptedTo |
cactus feeding
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different food sources → insect foraging → seed size → |
| characterizedBy |
adaptive radiation
→
diverse beak shapes → island endemism → |
| class |
Aves
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| commonName |
Darwin’s finches
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| conservationStatus |
several species threatened
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| country |
Ecuador
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| diet |
cactus pulp
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insects → nectar → seeds → |
| ecologicalRole |
insectivores
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pollinators → seed predators → |
| exampleOf |
microevolutionary change
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speciation in island systems → |
| family |
Thraupidae
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| foundIn |
Cocos Island
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Galápagos Islands → |
| genusIncludes |
Camarhynchus
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Certhidea → Geospiza → Pinaroloxias → Platyspiza → |
| influencedWork |
On the Origin of Species
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| keyConceptIn |
adaptive radiation theory
→
evolution by natural selection → |
| kingdom |
Animalia
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| namedAfter |
Charles Darwin
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| notableSpecies |
cactus finch
→
large ground finch → mangrove finch → medium ground finch → small ground finch → warbler finch → woodpecker finch → |
| numberOfRecognizedSpecies |
about 15
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| observedDuring |
Voyage of the Beagle
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| order |
Passeriformes
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| phylum |
Chordata
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| previouslyClassifiedIn |
Fringillidae
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| studiedBy |
Charles Darwin
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| taxonRank |
group of species
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| threatenedBy |
climate change
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habitat alteration → introduced parasites → introduced predators → |
| usedAsModelIn |
ecological genetics
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evolutionary biology research → population genetics → |
Referenced by (17)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Camarhynchus
("Geospiza")
→
Pinaroloxias ("Geospiza") → Platyspiza ("Geospiza") → |
relatedTo |
|
Thraupidae
("Darwin’s finches")
→
Thraupidae ("Geospiza") → |
includes |
|
Galápagos finches
("small ground finch")
→
Galápagos finches ("mangrove finch") → |
notableSpecies |
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Pinaroloxias
("Darwin’s finches radiation")
→
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associatedWith |
|
Camarhynchus
("Darwin’s finches")
→
|
belongsToClade |
|
Galápagos finches
("Darwin’s finches")
→
|
commonName |
|
The Voyage of the Beagle
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containsObservationOf |
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Platyspiza
→
|
evolutionaryGroup |
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Certhidea
("Darwin’s finches")
→
|
family |
|
Galápagos finches
("Geospiza")
→
|
genusIncludes |
|
Galápagos Islands
("Darwin’s finches")
→
|
knownFor |
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Platyspiza
("Darwin's finches")
→
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memberOf |
|
Pinaroloxias
("Darwin’s finches")
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parentTaxon |