The Caribbean islands are home to more than 150 species of anole lizards.How might so many species have evolved from a single common ancestor?
A) They adapted to fill unoccupied niches.
B) The ancestor had a prezygotic barrier to reproduction.
C) Mutation is more common on islands.
D) The species on an island went through allopatric speciation.
E) Lizards evolve more rapidly than other species.
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