Diego Ochoa
The Beak of the Finch The Beak of the Finch is a book written by Jonathan Weiner about evolutionary biology. Evolution is the change of characteristics over several continuous generations. But evolution is not just simply a change over time. Many things change over time for example trees lose their leaves, these are not evolution because they do not involve genetics. The main idea of evolution is that all of the life on earth shares a common ancestor. Many fossils show that evolution did indeed happen
The beak of the finch shows an in-depth look at the research Charles Darwin did in the Galapagos Islands. Peter and Rosemary Grant show this by visiting and researching the Galapagos Islands for over 20 years. The book also shows
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It explains who the grants are, what they have been doing and what their goal is. It also shows some of the changes in the finches over the 20 years they have been researching. Not only is it focused on the grants but it gives us an insight on sexual and natural selection and environmental changes that contribute to evolution. There are also other researches doing the same as the grants, some observing animals for over two decades and it explains a little of some of the researchers. Some of the researches have begun researching not that long ago and were greatly influenced by the …show more content…
It had gotten good reviews on line and was recommended to me as a teacher so I decided to read it. I thought it was going to be an easy read, although at some points I was really interested in the book, at other points it bored me to death.
First things first, I didn’t really like the way the book was written. It seemed more like a journal at some points as opposed to a science book. The title of the book is also misleading in a way. It is not focused on the beaks finches as I thought it would but it shows that beaks of the finches CAN symbolize evolution. It is also a way to show Darwin’s visits to the Galapagos being that finches live in the Galapagos.
This is a great book for someone who does not know much about science. I feel like someone who already knows about science wouldn’t learn much from the book as I did. The book is a good introduction to evolution and don’t get me wrong, can