How quickly can natural selection work? "The Making of the Fittest: Natural Selection and Adaptation" tells the story of a living example of Darwin's process of natural selection and shows how quickly a trait can spread through a population when natural selective pressure is strong.
The rock pocket mouse shows how different genetic changes can lead to the same adaptation — a coat color that hides the rock pocket mice from predators, such as owls. Explore a classic case study in natural selection and evolution with your science students.
