1. Adaptive radiation Divergence Different traits in closely related species Common Ancestral species many species adapted to different habitats

2. Adaptive Radiation

3. Anoles diversity is most striking in the Caribbean

4. Adaptive Radiation Hawaiian honeycreepers Variation in color and bill shape is related to their habitat and diet

5. Cichlid fish of the Great Lakes of Africa. Species flocks fill different ecological niches.

6. HOMOLOGOUS STRUCTURES Front legs / arms of many animals have similar basic structures

7. Adaptive Radiation Disappearance of dinosaurs led to the adaptive radiation of mammals

8. Videos Wolfe: Adaptive radiation