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Adap
tive
radi
atio
n Divergence
Different traits in closely related species
Common Ancestral species
many species adapted to different habitats
Ada
ptiv
e R
adia
tion
Ada
ptiv
e R
adia
tion
Anoles diversity is most striking in the Caribbean
Ada
ptiv
e R
adia
tion
Hawaiian honeycreepers
Variation in color and bill shape is related to their habitat and diet
Cichlid fish of the Great Lakes of Africa. “Species flocks” fill different ecological niches.
HOMOLOGOUS STRUCTURES
Front legs / arms of many animals have similar basic structures
Ada
ptiv
e R
adia
tion
Disappearance of dinosaurs led to the adaptive radiation of mammals
Vide
os Wolfe: Adaptive radiation
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