Darwin studied actual birds on the galapagos islands instead of using a simulation as you did in this lab. Studying natural selection in the field can be challenging. List at least three possible challenges darwin might have faced
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"Darwin must have had to face numerous challenges but the three that seem the most prominent would include:
• Searching for the Study Subject: Though the Study of Darwin’s Subject was available on the Island, but to be able to monitor closely, he would have had to search for the FINCHES and try and catch them to be able to spot subtle differences.
• Frequent Travel: The Galapagos Islands is basically an archipelago and is comprised of 13 different islands. Darwin’s study was based on 14 species of birds spread across these 13 islands. Thus it must have been hard for Darwin to travel to and fro from one island to the other to complete his study.
• Unavailability of Necessary laboratory Equipment: this would have caused Darwin some challenge as he would not have been able to immediately evaluate specific details about samples that would have required specialized equipment.
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Traits other than beak type might affect natural selection.
It could take many generations to observe adaptions to a population.
The environment may be complex and hard to study.
Changes in the environment may occur faster or slower than changes to the birds
The birds may be interdependent with other organisms that may change, too.
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