Chapter 23, Problem 14TYK

Summary Introduction

To review:

The study which determine that whether the wings of birds, bats and insects and their flying capacity are the products of convergent evolution.

Introduction:

The process of convergent evolution is the independent development of similar features to the similar environmental condition by the species of different lineages. The structures developed as a result of convergent evolution are known as analogous structures or homoplasies. In contrast to homologous structures which have a common origin, analogous structures have similar form or function but not found to be present in last common ancestor.