Flora

... beak size in birds. In particular, Darwin's finches in the Galapagos islands. During a period of drought, small-seed plants began to dominate the flora and there was selective pressure for reduced beak size in the finches living there who depended on those seeds. As a result, the finches evolved ...

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... of GLUT 5 may result in excess fructose carried into the lower intestine.[citation needed] There, it can provide nutrients for the existing gut flora, which produce gas. It may also cause water retention in the intestine. These effects may lead to bloating, excessive flatulence, loose stools, ...

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... attention. The plant-life got almost no notice at all, which is sad because the Amazon rainforest exhibit especially was filled with beautiful flora. My question is, has anyone else ever noticed that tetrapods seem to hold some special place in the public eye? Almost as if most people care ...

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... things, but I do not disrespect evolutionary thinking. I can see why scientist could interpret things evolutionarily--resemblance, similarities in flora/fauna/genetic material etc., natural selection, speciation, mutation. These things are seen in a limited degree currently. Okay, I read the link, ...

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... observation with an unobserved hypothesis. What makes me sick is that everyone buys it! I believe in speciation within families of fauna and flora, but I also believe that there are genetic boundaries that have never been crossed nor will ever be crossed, as evolution teaches. The speciation ...

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