Question : How do Darwins finches illustrate adaptive radiation ? – InterviewSolution

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1.	Question : How do Darwins finches illustrate adaptive radiation ?
Answer» Solution :Charles Darwin, during his VISIT to Galapagos ISLANDS , found that CLOSELY related passerine birds called Darwin's finches differed primarily in body size, feather colour and bill shape as adaptation to type of food available on islands. All these species evolved in different DIRECTIONS from COMMON ancestral form and adapted to new invaded habitats and to modes of life necessary there. This is phenomenon is called adaptive radiation

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