Adaptive radiations: competition rules for Galápagos gastropods.
New islands present the perfect opportunity for a species to get a fresh start and undergo adaptive radiation. For Galápagos land snails, both competition and resource diversity have together led to opportunity knocking twice.
Institute of Genetics, School of Biology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK. plxpr5@nottingham.ac.uk
Paul M
PM
Richards
Angus
A
Davison
D000222:Adaptation, Physiological / Q000235:genetics; D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D017753:Ecosystem; D004484:Ecuador; D049851:Gastropoda / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D049810:Genetic Speciation; D014644:Genetic Variation; D012908:Snails / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology