Evolutionary radiation

An evolutionary radiation is an increase in taxonomic diversity that is caused by elevated rates of speciation,^[1] that may or may not be associated with an increase in morphological disparity.^[2] A significantly large and diverse radiation within a relatively short geologic time scale (e.g. a period or epoch) is often referred to as an explosion. Radiations may affect one clade or many, and be rapid or gradual; where they are rapid, and driven by a single lineage's adaptation to their environment, they are termed adaptive radiations.^[3]

^ Simões, M.; et al. (2016). "The evolving theory of evolutionary radiations". Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 31 (1): 27–34. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2015.10.007. PMID 26632984.
^ Wesley-Hunt, G. D. (2005). "The morphological diversification of carnivores in North America". Paleobiology. 31: 35–55. doi:10.1666/0094-8373(2005)031<0035:TMDOCI>2.0.CO;2. S2CID 10989917.
^ Schluter, D. (2000). The Ecology of Adaptive Radiation. Oxford University Press.

[Simões_et_al_2016-1] Simões, M.; et al. (2016). "The evolving theory of evolutionary radiations". Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 31 (1): 27–34. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2015.10.007. PMID 26632984.

[Wesley-Hunt2005-2] Wesley-Hunt, G. D. (2005). "The morphological diversification of carnivores in North America". Paleobiology. 31: 35–55. doi:10.1666/0094-8373(2005)031<0035:TMDOCI>2.0.CO;2. S2CID 10989917.

[Schluter2000-3] Schluter, D. (2000). The Ecology of Adaptive Radiation. Oxford University Press.

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