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Adaptive Radiation

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Noun

1. adaptive radiation

the development of many different forms from an originally homogeneous group of organisms as they fill different ecological niches

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Adaptive Radiation

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noun
evolution of a number of divergent species from a common ancestor, each species becoming adapted to occupy a different environment. This type of evolution occurred in the Tertiary manuals and the Mesozoic reptiles

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Adaptive Radiation

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Biology
the dispersal of, and adaptation to new environments by, a line of animals or plants, resulting in the evolution of divergent forms, often new species, specialized for surviving in the new habitats

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Adaptive Radiation

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n.
Diversification of a species or single ancestral type into several forms that are each adaptively specialized to a specific environmental niche.

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