Molecular Adaptation During Adaptive Radiation in the Hawaiian Endemic Genus Schiedea

Introduction e most dramatic “bursts” of adaptive radiation often occur within conned geographical regions (e.g. oceanic islands or inland freshwater lakes; e.g. [1]). Although island adaptive radiations may be viewed as extreme examples of evolutionary diversication, it is thought that major adaptive radiations in the history of our planet have been following the same evolutionary processes as island endemic radiations. us, islands may be viewed as evolutionary laboratories one can use to understand general processes of adaptation and speciation [1], [2].