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Study discovers secret of Scottish sheep evolution

01-17-2008 · EurekAlert!

Researchers from the University of Sheffield, as part of an international team, have discovered the secret of why dark sheep on a remote Scottish Island are mysteriously declining, seemingly contradicting Darwin's evolutionary theory.

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