Adaptive radiation happens when members of a single species occupy various distinct niches, responding to different selection pressures.
Adaptive radiation occurs when individuals from a single species colonize diverse ecological niches, leading to different selection pressures that drive evolutionary divergence.
| Front | Adaptive radiation occurs when |
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| Back | members of a single species occupy a variety of distinct niches and so respond to different selection pressures |
Tags: 5_2_natural_selection
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