Lizards Rapidly Evolve After Introduction To Island
Marilyn Terrell says: “Lizards evolve ‘overnight’ on Croatian island.”
Italian wall lizards introduced to a tiny island off the coast of Croatia are evolving in ways that would normally take millions of years to play out, new research shows.In just a few decades the 5-inch-long (13-centimeter-long) lizards have developed a completely new gut structure, larger heads, and a harder bite, researchers say.
