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tudy Guided So x o Mail ibiscms/mod/ibis/view.php?id 5296339 @h XLinn-Benton Community X Jump n 6 of 15 Sapling Learning Map Hawaiian honeycreepers The images show examples of two distinct honeycreeper species. Each honeycreeper species exhibits a number of bird species that are found only on the Hawaiian islands. ypic differences in characteristics, such as beak shape and plumage color. All of the Hawaian species are believed to have evolved from a common ancestor as the birds began to occupy different ecological niches on the Hawaiian islands What evolutionary concept best describes what we observe with the Hawaian honeycreepers? O sexual selection O genetic drift O convergent evolution O adaptive radiation US Fish and Wildife Service Headqarters Hint O Previcus O Check Answer Next E

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A single species of the Eurasian rosefinch gave rise to an array of descendants, known as Hawaiian honeycreepers found on the Hawaiian islands. The honeycreepers differ greatly in habitat, form, or behavior. This is an example of adaptive radiation