adaptive radiation

A widely known process of divergent evolution is adaptive radiation.

Four features can be used to identify an adaptive radiation:

Following this paper, Stebbins developed the first model of adaptive radiation.

Beetles went through a massive adaptive radiation early in their evolutionary history.

Once the amniotes were truly land animals, there followed a huge adaptive radiation.

Palms appear to have undergone an early period of adaptive radiation.

The Permian was also a period of adaptive radiation in insects.

The evolution from a single group to various forms adapted to different environments and ways of life is called adaptive radiation.

For this reason, they have been described as "an excellent example of adaptive radiation".

Flying gave the birds access to many new habitats, and an adaptive radiation took place.