adaptive radiation

collocation in English

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adaptive
adjective
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/əˈdæp.tɪv/us
/əˈdæp.tɪv/
having an ability to change to suit ...
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radiation
noun[U]
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/ˌreɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌreɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/
a form of energy that comes from a nuclear reaction and that can be very dangerous ...
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Triculines form a wholly aquatic group exhibiting today an amazingadaptiveradiationof three tribes, over 20 genera and more than 120 species.
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According to the extractive foraging model, each newadaptiveradiationof hominids has maintained and elaborated on the extractive technologies of its predecessors.
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This might represent anadaptiveradiation.
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The appearance of such floral specialists is believed to have driven theadaptiveradiationof the angiosperms, and, in turn, the bees themselves.
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Consequently, phenetic analyses are liable to be misled by convergent evolution andadaptiveradiation.
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Extinction events disturb relationships between many forms of life and may remove dominant forms and release a flow ofadaptiveradiationamongst groups that remain.
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Birds find other ways to provide for each other, i.e. the evolution of flight opened new avenues for evolution to explore, initiating anadaptiveradiation.
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The proterosuchids represent perhaps the earliestadaptiveradiationof the archosaurs.
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This occurred alongside theadaptiveradiationof mammals, following the extinction of (non-avian) dinosaurs.
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The subsequentadaptiveradiationwas spurred by a lack of competition and a wide variety of niches.
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Adaptiveradiationhas led to many species being geographically diverse.
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A single colonizing ancestor often changed or developed into many new endemic species; this is known asadaptiveradiation.
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Introgression is an important source of genetic variation in natural populations and may contribute to adaptation and evenadaptiveradiation.
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The silversword alliance provides a convincing natural case study in evolution byadaptiveradiation, with the greensword representing one extreme of the genus' plasticity.
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These fishes represent a remarkableadaptiveradiationof offshore and deep-water adapted fish descended from ancestral shallow water forms.
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For this reason, they have been described as an excellent example ofadaptiveradiation.
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One particular cause of divergent species isadaptiveradiation.
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The first,adaptiveradiation, is the result of a rapid divergence into new adaptive zones.
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Their diversity is the result of anadaptiveradiationon these plants, whose cyanide-based defenses the bugs have overcome.
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