Three primary mechanisms have been inferred to underlie species proliferation in adaptive radiations: (i) geographical differentiation and subsequent character displacement (on the basis of either ecologically or sexually important characters) in Galapagos finches and African cichlids; (ii) sexual selection, with or without genetic bottlenecks, in Hawaiian Drosophila and Laupala crickets; and (iii) divergent natural selection based on ecological shifts in Hawaiian Tetragnatha spiders, plants ...
Manor (/ËmeÉªnÉr/ MAY-ner) is a city in Travis County, Texas, United States. Manor is located 12 miles northeast of Austin and is part of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area. The population was 5,037 at the 2010 census. Manor is one of the faster-growing suburbs of Austin.
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