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October 08, 2014

Research Confirms Controversial Darwin Theory of "Jump Dispersal"
Knoxville TN (SPX) Oct 08, 2014
More than one hundred and fifty years ago, Charles Darwin hypothesized that species could cross oceans and other vast distances on vegetation rafts, icebergs, or in the case of plant seeds, in the plumage of birds. Though many were skeptical of Darwin's "jump dispersal" idea, a new study suggests that Darwin might have been correct. A new computational method, published in the journal Systematic Biology, tested two competing theories about how species came to live where they do and found strong ev ... read more

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