allopatric

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(of biological species or speciation) occurring in areas isolated geographically from one another

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As time went on Gould moved away from wedding punctuated equilibrium to allopatric speciation, particularly as evidence accumulated in support of other modes of speciation. Source: Internet

In the experiment, the snails were infected by their sympatric parasites, allopatric parasites and mixed sources of parasites. Source: Internet

Petren, Grant, Grant, and Keller proposed that the speciation of the finches occurred in two parts: an initial, easily observable allopatric event followed by a less clear sympatric event. Source: Internet

New York: Columbia Univ. Press, p. 390. Eldredge and Gould relied upon ordinary speciation, particularly Ernst Mayr's concept of allopatric speciation. Source: Internet

If most evolution happens in these rare instances of allopatric speciation then evidence of gradual evolution in the fossil record should be rare. Source: Internet

Phylogenetic analysis relies on the concept of derived characteristics that are not shared between groups, usually applying to populations that are allopatric (geographically separated) and therefore discretely bounded. Source: Internet

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