Adaptive Radiation

Elton, S.

doi:10.1002/9781119179313.wbprim0207

Adaptive Radiation

Elton, S.

Authors

Professor Sarah Elton sarah.elton@durham.ac.uk
Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor-Education

Contributors

A. Fuentes
Editor

Abstract

Adaptive radiation is the rapid diversification, from a single common ancestor, of a group of species whose members exhibit a diverse array of adaptations and occupy different ecological niches. Numerous adaptive radiations are evident in the primates, past and present, with two of the best-studied examples being the lemurs of Madagascar and the Neotropical platyrrhines. However, radiations are not always “adaptive” and there is still considerable scope for exploring in detail the evolutionary processes that led to radiation, adaptive or not, in modern and fossil primate taxa.

Citation

Elton, S. (2017). Adaptive Radiation. In A. Fuentes (Ed.), The international encyclopedia of primatology. John Wiley and Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119179313.wbprim0207

Acceptance Date	Dec 14, 2015
Online Publication Date	Apr 16, 2017
Publication Date	Apr 16, 2017
Deposit Date	Dec 14, 2015
Publicly Available Date	Feb 2, 2016
Book Title	The international encyclopedia of primatology.
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119179313.wbprim0207