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the diversification of species into separate forms that each adapt to occupy a specific environmental niche
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Adaptive Radiation — am Beispiel der Darwinfinken Schema der Radiation der Darwinfinken aus einem gemeinsamen Vorfahren … Deutsch Wikipedia
adaptive radiation — n. 1. (Palaeontology) the evolutionary generation of multiple specialized life forms from one ancestral form, evidenced in the fossil record. The inverse of {extinction}. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adaptive radiation — adaptive radiation. См. адаптивная радиация. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
adaptive radiation — n evolutionary diversification of a generalized ancestral form with production of a number of adaptively specialized forms * * * evolution from a generalized, primitive species to diverse, specialized species, each adapted to a distinct mode of… … Medical dictionary
adaptive Radiation — adaptive Radiation, evolutive Fortentwicklung einer Ausgangsart in verschiedene Richtungen, d.h. Auffächerung in Arten, die an spezielle Umweltbedingungen (Nischen) angepasst sind. Ein Beispiel sind die Darwin Finken der Galapagos Inseln, die… … Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie
adaptive radiation — n. Biol. the dispersal of, and adaptation to new environments by, a line of animals or plants, resulting in the evolution of divergent forms, often new species, specialized for surviving in the new habitats … English World dictionary
Adaptive radiation — [ 13 finch species found on the Galápagos Archipelago, are thought to have evolved by an adaptive radiation that diversified their beak shapes to adapt them to different food sources.] An adaptive radiation is a rapid evolutionary radiation… … Wikipedia
adaptive radiation — Biol. the diversification of an ancestral group of organisms into a variety of related forms specialized to fit different environments or ways of life, each often further diversifying into more specialized types. [1900 05] * * * ▪ biology… … Universalium
adaptive radiation — Evolutionary diversification of members of a single phyletic line into a series of different niches or adaptive zones … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
adaptive radiation — noun the development of many different forms from an originally homogeneous group of organisms as they fill different ecological niches • Hypernyms: ↑radiation … Useful english dictionary
adaptive radiation — noun Date: 1902 evolutionary diversification of a generalized ancestral form with production of a number of adaptively specialized forms … New Collegiate Dictionary
