Multiple Choice
When rapid speciation produces a cluster of closely related species that occupy different habitats or consume different foods, the process is referred to as ____.
A) punctuated equilibrium
B) disjunct dispersal
C) disjunct vicariance
D) adaptive radiation
E) continuous vicariance
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