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Review: The Tangled Tree and Lamarck's Revenge are genetic misfits

24 October 2018

Two new books make big claims, but prove only that reports of the death of Darwinism have been greatly exaggerated

Male birds can be good singers or good looking, but not both

16 October 2018

The prettier the bird, the worse it sings. A study of over 500 species has revealed that birds evolve to attract mates in one of two ways, and don’t combine them

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Review: The Tangled Tree and Lamarck's Revenge are genetic misfits

Male birds can be good singers or good looking, but not both

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