Describe various biogeographical evidences.

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(N/A) Biogeographical evidence suggests that species restricted to widely separated regions show similarity of ancestry.
Habitat isolation likely restricted these organisms to particular geographical areas on Earth.
This can be explained with the help of the following processes:
$\Rightarrow$ Adaptive Radiation: The process of evolution of different species starting from a point in a geographical area and finally radiating to other areas of geography (habitats) is called adaptive radiation.
Examples of adaptive radiation are:
$(i)$ Darwin's Finches: Darwin observed an amazing diversity of creatures on the Galapagos Islands.
There,he saw small black birds that amazed him the most,later called Darwin's finches.
They represent one of the best examples of adaptive radiation.
He observed that there were many varieties of finches on the same island,and all the varieties had evolved on the island itself from original seed-eating finches.
He explained that after originating from a common ancestral seed-eating stock,the finches must have radiated to different geographical areas and undergone adaptive changes,especially in the type of beaks.
Therefore,due to gradual alterations in beaks,some became insectivorous and some vegetarian.
Living in isolation for a long time,new kinds of finches emerged that could function and survive in new habitats.

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