Describe one example of adaptive radiation.
Describe one example of adaptive radiation.
Adaptive radiation is an evolutionary process that produces new species from a single, rapidly diversifying lineage. This process occurs due to natural selection. An example of adaptive radiation is Darwin finches, found in Galapagos Island. A large variety of finches is present in Galapagos Island that arose from a single species, which reached this land accidentally. As a result, many new species have evolved, diverged, and adapted to occupy new habitats. These finches have developed different eating habits and different types of beaks to suit their feeding habits. The insectivorous, blood sucking, and other species of finches with varied dietary habits have evolved from a single seed eating finch ancestor.
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The original birds were ________, from which the various Darwin’s finches arose.
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Darwinian fitness can be estimated by
Darwinian fitness can be estimated by
Two organisms occupying a particular geographical area (say desert) show similar adaptive strategies. Taking examples, describe the phenomenon.
Two organisms occupying a particular geographical area (say desert) show similar adaptive strategies. Taking examples, describe the phenomenon.
Identify figure.
Identify figure.
Give an example where more than one adaptive radiations have occurred in an isolated geographic
area. Name the type of evolution your example depicts and state why it is so named.
Give an example where more than one adaptive radiations have occurred in an isolated geographic
area. Name the type of evolution your example depicts and state why it is so named.