A windstorm transports a gravid fly to an island.Having only a small subset of the genetic variation in the mainland population, the offspring of this fly are somewhat different from the mainland population.This is an example of

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The scenario described is an example of the founder effect, which occurs when a small subset of a population colonizes a new area and the genetic variation of that population differs from the original population due to chance. The fly being transported by a windstorm and establishing a new population on an island is consistent with this situation. The fact that the new population has only a small subset of the genetic variation in the mainland population further supports the idea of a founder effect.

A Windstorm Transports a Gravid Fly to an Island