| This process is known as adaptive radiation. |
| The Hawaiian archipelago also provides striking examples of adaptive radiation. |
| Their adaptive radiation occurred in the Eocene when palms, figs, lipid-rich laurels, and other extant families were prominent. |
| The Galapagos finches remain a marvelous example of the principle of adaptive radiation. |
| Within the bats there has also been a remarkable adaptive radiation of food habits. |
| Thus, nowadays, these four species represent progressive stages of late speciation and constitute an excellent example of ecological speciation and adaptive radiation. |
