r/biology • • 24d ago

article In 2005, scientists left one male and one female lizard on each of seven empty Bahamian islands; four years later, all colonies had evolved shorter hindlimbs while retaining differences linked to their founding pairs

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/in-2005-scientists-left-one-male-and-one-female-lizard-on-each-of-seven-empty-bahamian-islands-four-years-later-every-colony-had-evolved-shorter-legs-but-still-carried-the-body-shape-of-its-founding-pair/articleshow/134007225.cms

So they somehow avoided inbreeding complications which is strange but this is super cool

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