Chapter 25, Problem 9TYU

Summary Introduction

To explain: The scientific inquiry of herbivore evolutions by adaptive radiation.

Introduction: The evolution of many species from a single ancestor is termed as adaptive radiation. It is a continuous process, where the diversification of species is in a common ancestral line. Species from a single ancestor can get fragmented into different subpopulations when isolated geographically and exposed to different environmental conditions. The species in a new habitat could establish their role in a new environment and become different from the common ancestor.