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Peter Grant is recognized for his contributions to our understanding of natural selection and the origin of species. His long-term research of Darwin's finches on Galápagos islands is the most successful ever field study of evolution. He has demonstrated that natural selection occurs frequently, that evolution may be extremely rapid, that competition drives divergence of species, and that new species originate by natural selection on traits and random drift of mating signals. Through his own publications and books, and through prize-winning books and documentaries about his work, he has influenced a generation of biologists and aided public understanding of evolution.

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Peter Grant is recognized for his contributions to our understanding of natural selection and the origin of species. He has demonstrated that natural selection occurs frequently, that evolution may be extremely rapid, that competition drives divergence of species, and that new species originate by natural selection on traits and random drift of mating signals.