Hawaiian honeycreepers (birds), consisting of 50 species, some of which are now extinct, represent a much more diverse lineage than Hawaiian thrushes. Honeycreepers have a remarkable variation in bill morphology, whereas Hawaiian thrushes exhibit far less morphological variation. Bill morphology is strongly linked to the resources available for these birds to eat. This suggests that in honeycreepers may have occurred as a result of

Which of the following statements most accurately describes convergent evolution? the process in which two similar species evolve separately from each other and share similar characteristics the process in which a single species evolves into two or more new species the process in which two entirely different species evolve in response to each other the process in which two different species evolve separately from each other but still share similar characteristics