適てき応おう放ほう散さん

noun

adaptive radiation

A biological term referring to the rapid diversification of a single ancestral species into many new forms adapted to different ecological niches.

• ダーウィンフィンチは適てき応おう放ほう散さんの代だい表ひょう例れいである。

  Darwin's finches are a classic example of adaptive radiation.