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Adaptive radiation Image caption: If a lot of diversification happens in a short amount of time, it is often referred to as an adaptive radiation. Although biologists have different standards for defining an adaptive radiation, it generally means an event in which a lineage rapidly diversifies, with the newly formed lineages evolving different adaptations. The rapid diversification of mammals shown here may constitute an adaptive radiation. << Back to search results

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