Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Martha Muñoz is an evolutionary biologist and 2024 #MacFellow exploring the factors that influence rates and patterns of evolution.

Her work shows how behavior and biomechanics can accelerate or decelerate the evolution of traits and species diversification.

In this clip, she shares an example of adaptive radiation, a process by which a single species rapidly yields numerous ecologically diverse descendants.

Learn more about Martha 👇
macfound.org/fellows/class-of-2024/martha-munoz