Richard Dawkins shows how the relatively young island chain of Hawaii acts as a nursery of evolution as it moves over a volcanic hotspot in the Pacific Ocean, generating new islands.
He shows how Drosophila flies (Fruit Flies) have diverged on the different islands, driven by sexual selection.
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