Question

Scientists studying a group of related bird species on an island archipelago discover that these species are always more closely related to each other within an island than they are between any two islands. The most likely explanation for this result is that:_________.

Answer 1

CHARACTER DISPLACEMENT is the term used to depict a evolutionary change that happens when two comparable species occupy a similar habitat.

In the above scenerio, one species of bird colonized each island and then advanced into a distinct variety.