Life: The Science of Biology 11th Edition

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1-31901-016-4
ISBN 13: 978-1-31901-016-4

Chapter 22 - Speciation - 22.5 - Speciation Rates Are Highly Variable across Life - 22.5 Recap - Learning Outcomes - Page 483: 2

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Adaptive radiations often occurs when a species colonizes a new area because of the new environment offers a large number of open ecological niches that have yet to be filled. An example would be in an island archipelago that does not contain any other closely related species.

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Adaptive radiations often occurs when a species colonizes a new area because of the new environment offers a large number of open ecological niches that have yet to be filled. An example would be in an island archipelago that does not contain any other closely related species.
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