MAKE CONNECTIONS Hawaiian silverswords underwent remarkable adaptive radiation after their ancestor reached Hawaii, while the islands were still young (see Figure 25.22). Would you expect the cattle egret to undergo similar adaptive radiation in the Americas (see Figure 52.18)? Explain.

Population distribution can be defined as the distribution of individuals within a similar region.In society, people are disproportionally dispersed.

The expansion of range is a crucial applied and fundamental concern since it is how invasive species spread and how organisms monitor habitat shifts due to climate change.

A rival can stifle or even stop a species' range expansion, according to ecologists.The necessity of dispersal becomes apparent when organisms reach a previously uninhabited area, known as a range extension.

Radiation is when organisms quickly develop new forms as the environment changes.When the environment changes and new resources become accessible, biotic interactions shift, or new niches open up.

Native to North America, Hawaiian silvers words are an example of a tarweed spreading long distances. Natural range expansions vividly demonstrate how dispersal affects distribution.