Long before the Cambrian explosion, Dr. Smith and Dr. Harper argue, one lineage of animals had already evolved the genetic capacity for spectacular diversity.
We passed through ecological zones of spectacular diversity: equatorial rain forest, followed by misty heath and moors dotted with outsize, otherworldly flora, then alpine high desert and finally the frigid, dry summit zone.
"[T]hese animals are easy to collect (they're here in our backyards in the US), possess a spectacular diversity of unique mimicry rings, and are exhilarating to try to scoop into a collecting jar without getting stung", Professor Marek pointed out helpfully.
While part of the joy of the Antic is its spectacular diversity (on 13 other stages, visitors can take in Brazilian samba, Latin jazz, children's folk songs, Middle Eastern belly dancing, electric blues, string bands, South Louisiana Cajun music and more), Mr. Furlani and his partners wanted to pay specific tribute to Brooklyn's indie empire.
Other debates about them, especially concerning their spectacular diversity, remain active, however.
Cichlid fishes in East Africa have undergone extensive adaptive radiation, which has led to spectacular diversity in their morphology and ecology.
Despite its spectacular surface diversity, those constraints restrict its chemical underpinnings, and that affects how life develops.
Wolf even implied that the style was un-American; it discounted the nation's glorious affluence, its spectacular richness, diversity and drive.
There is spectacular morphological diversity in nature but lineages typically display a limited range of phenotypes.
With great trekking and spectacular bio-diversity, the potential for tourism here is enormous.
Through a mix of live animal displays and artful arrangements of posthumous specimens, the museum emphasizes the spectacular abundance and diversity of the insect class, and how everything that can be done is being done somewhere in their ranks.
