Adaptive radiation is a term used to describe the changes in finch bills on the Galapagos islands.?

Adaptive radiation is a term used to describe the changes in finch bills on the Galapagos islands. What actually happens in adaptive radiation? (Do finches glow in the dark?) What kind of radiation is this?Adaptive radiation is a term used to describe the changes in finch bills on the Galapagos islands.?
LOL! No, their bills do not glow in the dark.



Adaptive radiation is the term used to describe a rapid and vast amount of diversity among different species that all came from a common ancestor.



This is a very common occurrence in islands due to the varying types of mini-environments around them, thus creating many different niches which will lead to many different species.



Adaptive radiation is also usually the result of a Founder Effect, or a Bottleneck.



If you don't know what those evolutionary terms are either, just e-mail me.Adaptive radiation is a term used to describe the changes in finch bills on the Galapagos islands.?
adaptive radiation is where a trait is first obtained at a point, or a specific place. This trait then radiates out from that central point. Eventually this trait may be found to be dominant within a very large radius of the original central point. It has nothing to do with radiation as in nuclear radiation.