Understanding what triggers an adaptive radiation is a fundamental theme in evolutionary biology. Different factors, such as genomic variation, geoclimatic events, ecological opportunity and the ...

Heliconius butterflies, a speciose genus of Müllerian mimics, represent a classic example of an adaptive radiation that includes a range of derived dietary, life history, physiological and neural ...

flying the thousands of miles to the islands from Asia or the Americas, especially if aided by strong winds. Birds, in turn, often carry seeds and other organisms in their guts or stuck to their ...