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AleksandrR [38]
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1. What does “adaptive” mean in the word adaptive radiation?

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djverab [1.8K]3 years ago
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Adaptive radiation. Adaptive radiation is a rapid increase in the number of species with a common ancestor, characterized by great ecological and morphological diversity.

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