peripatric

Adjective

Meaning

(biology) Living in overlapping territories.

(genetics, biology) Living in overlapping territories without interbreeding.

Examples

Genetic drift is often proposed to play a significant role in peripatric speciation. Source: Internet

This is similar to peripatric speciation in that a small population enters a new habitat, but differs in that there is no physical separation between these two populations. Source: Internet

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