Image of the Day: Rapid Evolution
Populations of large birds like this toucanet in the Brazilian rainforest have declined, and now smaller birds are the primary seed dispersers, resulting in shrinking seed sizes.
May 31, 2013
Edson Endrigo, Science, doi:10.1126/science.1233774
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