Most of the 700 species of fruit flies found in the Hawaiian archipelago, are each restricted to a single island. One hypothesis to explain this pattern is that each species diverged after a small number of flies had colonised a new island. This mechanism is calledA. sexual selectionB. genetic equilibriumC. disruptive selectionD. the founder effect

Most of the 700 species of fruit flies found in the Hawaiian archipela

1.	Most of the 700 species of fruit flies found in the Hawaiian archipelago, are each restricted to a single island. One hypothesis to explain this pattern is that each species diverged after a small number of flies had colonised a new island. This mechanism is calledA. sexual selectionB. genetic equilibriumC. disruptive selectionD. the founder effect
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