单词	divergent evolution
释义	divergent evolution noun : the development of dissimilar traits or features (as of body structure or behavior) in closely related populations, species, or lineages of common ancestry that typically occupy dissimilar environments or ecological niches The finches that Charles Darwin described in the Galapagos Islands are a classic example of divergent evolution. The beaks of different species evolved in response to specific evolutionary forces—different foods available on the various islands. Henry Fountain called also divergence compare convergent evolution, parallel evolution Word History First Known Use 1856, in the meaning defined above
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