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05/23/2011

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Adaptive radiation
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The diversification of a group of organisms into forms filling different ecological niches.
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Behavioral adaptation
Definition
Behavioral adaptation is an adaptation that helps an organism enhance either survival or reproduction.
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convergent evolution
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The evolution of similar looking or similar functioning structures in unrelated animals.
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divergent evolution
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when two or more biological characteristics have a common evolutionary origin but have diverged over evolutionary time.
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genetic drift
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Variation in the relative frequency of different genotypes in a small population, owing to the chance disappearance of particular genes as individuals die or do not reproduce
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geographic isolation
Definition
Separation of populations of a species by geographic means
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gradualism
Definition
belief that evolution proceeds at a steady pace, without the sudden development of new species or biological features from one generation to the next
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physiological isolation
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physiological adaptation
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An organismic or systemic response of an individual to a specific external stimulus in order to maintain homeostasis.
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punctured equilibrium
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The hypothesis that evolutionary development is marked by isolated episodes of rapid speciation between long periods of little or no change.
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reproductive isolation
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lack of interbreeding between the individulas of the same species due to different time or pattern of reproduction
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specialization
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the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function
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species
Definition
taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
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structural adaptation
Definition
Specific traits influenced by environmental factors
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