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.
Richards
Paul M
PM
Institute of Genetics, School of Biology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK. plxpr5@nottingham.ac.uk
Davison
Angus
A
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