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How do darwin' s finches illustrate adaptive radiation ?

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Darwin.s finches are a group of small sized passerine birds which were first noticed by Darwin on the Galapagos islands. David Lack reported that these finches evolved from a common ancestral type of South American mainland but radiated to different geographical areas and adapted differently in their feeding habits so developing different types of beaks.
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