Scientists capture evolution in action: Red Drevers Change Their Breeding

A new study of these deer living on the island of Heridian in Scotland revealed genetic changes believed to be related to global warming.

Using information from previous research since the '70s, the team of scientists, which includes famous professors from the University of Edinburgh, found that the average birthdays were getting earlier on a scale of three days per decade, due to the effects of rising temperature on deer behavior and physiology.

Now, scientists have found that the genetic changes caused by natural selection... the theory of evolution prepared by Charles Darwin .

The red laurel of a small deer every year, and those who were reproduced earlier in the year had more offspring during their lifetimes, scientists have said.

Their findings indicate that this is partly due to a link between genes that make the hinds rise earlier and because of increased overall breeding success. As a result, the genes to grow earlier have become more common at red deer over time.

Timothy Bonet, director of research, said that “is one of the few cases where we documented evolution in action, showing that it can help herds adapt to climate warming. ”

Research is published in the newspaper PLOS Biology. /Periscope