| Their adaptive radiation occurred in the Eocene when palms, figs, lipid-rich laurels, and other extant families were prominent. |
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| The Galapagos finches remain a marvelous example of the principle of adaptive radiation. |
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| Over the long-term, appearance of new species may result from speciation and adaptive radiation. |
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| Thus, nowadays, these four species represent progressive stages of late speciation and constitute an excellent example of ecological speciation and adaptive radiation. |
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| In an insular environment a plant family may undergo adaptive radiation with new taxa adapted to and occupying different and sometimes narrow habitats. |
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| Within the bats there has also been a remarkable adaptive radiation of food habits. |
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| The Hawaiian archipelago also provides striking examples of adaptive radiation. |
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| Under the ecological theory of adaptive radiation, adaptation and reproductive isolation are thought to evolve as a result of divergent natural selection. |
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| Multilocus resolution of phylogeny and timescale in the extant adaptive radiation of Hawaiian honeycreepers. |
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| Some 60 million years ago great adaptive radiation, notably in the Bivalvia, took place with a similar radiation in predatory crustaceans, starfishes, and snails. |
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| This process is known as adaptive radiation. |
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| Snails had their adaptive radiation early in geologic history. |
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| A famous example of adaptive radiation is that of the Galapagos finches. |
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| The species pair is considered of great value for studying evolutionary processes due to a very high level of adaptive radiation within the genus. |
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| Due to the isolation of Lake Malawi from other water bodies, its fish have developed impressive adaptive radiation and speciation, and are an outstanding example of the ecological processes. |
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| A further wave of adaptive radiation occurred after one or more colonizations of Australia some 2 to 3 million years later. |
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| Examples of relictual and autochthonous endemism among island taxa will be described and adaptive radiation among successful island colonizers will be emphasized. |
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| Other species-rich paramo taxa, such as Valeriana, Gentianella, and Lupinus, are equally fascinating examples of adaptive radiation in the northern Andes. |
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