Definition of Adaptive radiation

1. Noun. The development of many different forms from an originally homogeneous group of organisms as they fill different ecological niches.

Generic synonyms: Radiation

Definition of Adaptive radiation

1. Noun. (biology) the diversification of species into separate forms that each adapt to occupy a specific environmental niche ¹

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Medical Definition of Adaptive radiation

1. The evolution of new speciesor sub-species to fill unoccupied ecological niches. (06 May 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Adaptive Radiation

adaptitude
adaptive
adaptive-control function
adaptive-control functions
adaptive behaviour
adaptive behaviour scales
adaptive control
adaptive enzyme
adaptive enzymes
adaptive hypertrophy
adaptive immune system
adaptive intelligence
adaptive management
adaptive management area
adaptive optics
adaptive radiation (current term)
adaptive zone
adaptive zones
adaptively
adaptiveness
adaptivenesses
adaptivities
adaptivity
adaptly
adaptness
adaptogen
adaptogenic
adaptogens
adaptometer
adaptometers

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