Further ExplorationMechanisms: Descent with modification
University of California Museum of Paleontology and National Center for Science Education - Understanding EvolutionDarwin's Finches
R. Rothman, RIT - Information on the taxonomy of the Galapagos finches.Evolution
PBS - A comprehensive, content-rich site on the past and possible future implications of evolution.The Tree of Life
A collaborative Internet project containing information about phylogeny and biodiversity.Darwin Correspondence Project
Cambridge University Library
ClassicsAcceptance Speech on Receiving the Darwin-Wallace Medal
Alfred WallaceCharles Darwin on Phylogeny and "Tree-thinking"
Read how Darwin compared the paths of descent to trunks, branches, stems and twigs.Darwin's Publications
News & EventsEvolutionary Fast Forward: Finch Adaptation
National GeographicHow food and flavor drove human evolution
National Geographic - explains how human evolution and taste are intimately linked.Current Science News
News from around the world of science.
ResearchPhylogeny of Life
UCMP Exhibit Hall - explore the ancestor/descendant relationships which connect all organisms.Google Scholar
Google - Research database allows searching of the scholarly literature.
Experiment!An Origin of Species
PBS - An interactive tool that demonstrates the concept of descent with modification in a population of birds known as honeycreepers.