feeding primarily on nectar (R3)
Narrowly endemic
occurring only in a very small area (R2, R3)
Interisland dispersal
the spread of plant or animal species from one island to another (R3)
Insectivore
an animal that feeds primarily on insects (R3)
Generalist
an animal able to feed on many types of food, not specially adapted to a particular food source (R3)
Frugivorous
feeding primarily on fruit and seeds (R3)
Founding species
an original migrant species from which native plant or animal species evolved (R3)
Feral
a wild animal descended from domestic animals (R3, R4, IS1)
Endemism
occurrence of unique species to a geographic area (R3)
Adaptive shift
a discrete step in the process of adaptation (R3)