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The islands had been isolated from human intervention until recently, therefore diversity of species followed a natural path. This allowed observation of diverging evolutionary adaptation in creatures of the same original species who lived on the different islands with their different ecosystems.

2007-01-31 07:03:09 · answer #1 · answered by speakeasy 6 · 0 0

The galapagos islands are what is known as an ecological island, meaning that the species on there have evolved completely in isolation. Although, the animals on there are closely related to many species on the nearest mainland. As a result the evolution of species is more easily studied and documented (because of the aforementioned) and also because the islands are relatively small so its easy to recreate models, and trace back in time. Darwin was a famous scientist to have visited the islands.

2007-01-31 15:37:57 · answer #2 · answered by Julien L 2 · 0 0

Because many new species have been discovered there recently. Therefore, they can gain notoriety.

2007-01-31 15:04:07 · answer #3 · answered by lllll 4 · 0 0

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