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达尔文的遗产（Darwins Legacy） Darwins heritage Author: Scientific American, Chinese edition, global science, 2009-02-04, 16:13:21: South Weekend Darwin proposed evolution for 150 years, but it still has a profound impact on modern scientific research Galapagos Islandss Dahl Wen Que In 1835, the British Royal Navy Beagle (HMS Beagle) the schooner carrying the 26 year old Darwin started the great journey of discovery In 1835, 26 year old Charles Darwin (Charles Darwin) of the British Royal Navy aboard the Beagle (HMS Beagle) brig came to Galapagos Islands of South America (galá pagos), he did not pay more attention to those now and he is closely related to the name of the birds, he even mistake some birds as Hawfinch (Grosbeak), including the Dahl Wen Que (Darwin s finche). Back in England, ornithologist and painter John Gould (John Gould) found that making detailed illustration of the Beagle back to the birds, in the eyes of Darwin Grosbeak, actually belong to different types of finches. From the work of Gould Darwin, a self-taught naturalist gradually understand that the size of the bill is small after several generations of change, to adapt to different volume Island plant seeds and insects. In 1839, when Darwin returned to England, he published the voyage of the beagle. He writes: see in such a small group of close birds, actually exist such diversity gradient characteristics and structure, anyone may think that they are from the island on the first few birds evolved -- the same population of small birds after continuous improvement formed the development of terminal is different. . About 20 years later, Darwin and his will to adapt to different environment what one sees and hears, island way understanding of passerine birds, arranged into a complete set of evolutionary theory, emphasizes the power of natural selection, it can ensure the dominance of be handed down from age to age in the population. For years, although critics in both the scientific and religious circles