The Evolutionary Radiation of the Highly Distinctive Adaptations of Cichlid

question 8

Multiple Choice

The evolutionary radiation of the highly distinctive adaptations of cichlid fishes in Lake Victoria is reminiscent of

• A) Jurassic hexacorals.
• B) Darwin's tortoises and finches.
• C) Devonian fishes with paddle-like fins.
• D) certain ancestral beavers.

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