How do you know that finches' beak depth is heritable? You can see from Figure 2 that there is a correlation between the parents' and offsprings' beak size. How did the finch population change ...
A blackbird comes full pelt across Flinders to perch on the laneside hedge, grub in beak for its chicks. Into this admirable scene comes a white cloudburst, smelling of puke and toffee.