Daniel J Howard, New Mexico State University, New Mexico, USA
Published online: May 2003
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0001748
Allopatric speciation, the splitting of one species into two as a result of the geographic separation of populations, is regarded by many evolutionists as the predominant mode by which new species are formed and biodiversity generated.
Keywords: vicariant speciation; peripatric speciation; centrifugal speciation; reproductive isolation; reinforcement
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