Mutations

Kingfisher in the CNMI

Today, I would like to talk about the same organism Ms. Esmundo used for the example for this assignment; the kingfisher. Kingfishers are known to have very sharp eyesight used to spy their prey from a distance to catch it on land; their prey, meaning insects. For example, if the environment were to change in this new subdivision, for say the insects living underground and no longer flying around or hanging out on plants, over the generations, kingfishers will probably mutate into shorter beaks and instead of relying on their sharp eyesight for their survival, they'll have to depend on their sense of smell to look for food. If any environmental changes occur, the kingfishers will have to adapt to it. Although, this change in the kingfisher will affect the insects, meaning there will be an increase in the population of insects because it might seem difficult for kingfishers to find their prey, if this type of mutation occurs.