Adaptive radiation Divergence Different traits in closely related species Common Ancestral species many species adapted to different habitats
Adaptive Radiation
Anoles diversity is most striking in the Caribbean
Adaptive Radiation 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
Adaptive Radiation Disappearance of dinosaurs led to the adaptive radiation of mammals
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