A group of islands in the Pacific off south America; owned by Ecuador; known for unusual animal life.A place made famous in biology by Charles darwin and his work in evolution, the galapagos Islands are populated by Darwin’s-Finches who founded his wo.
The diversification of several new species from a recent ancestral source, each adapted to utilize or occupy a vacant adaptive zone is referred to as adaptive radiation. 'Darwin's Finches' exemplified adaptive radiation. For more elaborate info on adaptive radiation, read this tutorial...
Darwin's Finches are an example of natural selection in action. They are an excellent example of the way species' gene pools have adapted in order for long term survival via their offspring. See this tutorial for more elaborate info on natural selection as exemplified by Darwin's finches...
