Why are Darwin's finches an example of adaptive radiation?

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Serena D.
Apr 25, 2018

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Adaptive radiation occurs when members of a population of organisms (same species) isolates itself by forming different diets or living in different locations than other members.

Darwin's finches were once the same species; they came to the Galápagos Islands as one species. Eventually, due to their settling in different locations and eating different things (insects, seeds, flowers, etc.), they evolved into 14 closely related species.

The finches adapted to separate locations and different diets in a multitude of ways.

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