Charles Darwin, the father of evolutionary theories, stated that the intelligence or strength of the species does not guarantee its survival and continuation of his genetic lineage. The individual of a species with the appropriate genetic material will continue to exist if sudden changes requiring adaptation occur quickly. These traits, which are not necessarily desirable, allow the individuals who contain them to persist and will be transmitted from generation to generation. He describes these individuals as being “sensitive to change” because he considers them to be the most sensitive to disruption. So that they adapt quickly or prepare for it. This is a fragment of the definition and explanation of evolution that was of great interest to Darwin and many other scholars. Evolution is a long and important process containing many components or fragments like adaptive radiation. This article aims to describe the process of adaptive radiation and relate it to evolution by giving examples of cases where radiation was successful. Not forgetting to include the modern distribution of species and the historical cause of this distribution. The species by which the term and theory of adaptive radiation became known are the finches discovered by Charles Darwin. It is the process by which different species emerge from the same ancestor. If there is a dominant species in an environment, resources will be overexploited and individuals in the population will begin to fight over them. This can lead to a decrease in population. In order to avoid the death of individuals, organisms radiate to different areas of the environment. They adapt to their new environment, making them new species. This links...... middle of article ......n Gene during adaptive radiation of East African Great Lakes cichlid fishes. Molecular biology and evolution, 19 (10), 1807-1811. Takahashi, T. and Koblmuller, S. 2011: The adaptive radiation of cichlid fishes in Lake Tanganyika: a morphological perspective. International Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 1-14.Tohru Sugawara, Yohey and Norihiro Miyagi, R., Terai, Y., Aibara, M., Sugawara, T., Imai, H., Tachida, H., Mzighani, SI, Okitsu, T., Wada , A. and Okada, N. 2012: Correlation between nuptial colors and opsin-tuned visual sensitivities leads to species richness in sympatric cichlid fishes from Lake Victoria. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 29(11), 3281-3296. Wilson, 2001. Adaptive radiation. Retrieved from (http://learning.ukzn.ac.za/file.php/31915/Adaptive_Rad.pdf) Accessed March 28 2014.