The similarities in the structure of the three species is due to their sharing a common ancestor while the differences is due to adaptation.
<h3>What is divergent evolution?</h3>
Divergent evolution is evolution where individuals who shared a common ancient ancestor process to have differing structures due to differences in their habitats.
All three species that Flor observed having similar structures is because they had a common ancestor.
The species had differences because they evolved to adapt to their different environments.
Wall geckos and Pacific gulls have temporal holes in their skulls as adaptations to their habitat.
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