Which micro-evolutionary mechanism occurred? Why?

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A large, diverse population of reptiles suffered a catastrophic flood that randomly killed 90% of the population. The surviving individuals then reproduced and the total population size rebounded - albeit with significantly reduced diversity in the gene pool.

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  1. Which micro-evolutionary mechanism occurred?

  2. Why?
 
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