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darwins finches evolved on an island. what is the main reason that islands often provide good examples of evolution? they have many niches. they have many organisms that live on them. they allow for automatic biogeographic isolation. they allow for many variations to exist in species.
Islands are geographically isolated. This isolation reduces gene - flow between island populations and mainland or other populations. It allows for unique evolutionary pressures to act on the organisms present, leading to distinct evolutionary changes and often new species formation.
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They allow for automatic biogeographic isolation.