sympatric speciation in a sentence
Examples
- The first to propose what is now the most pervasive hypothesis on how sympatric speciation may occur was John Maynard-Smith.
- Some still say that panmixia should slow divergence, and thus sympatric speciation should be possible but rare ( 1 ).
- This constitutes a possible example of an early step towards the emergence of a new species, a case of sympatric speciation.
- Lod?also opposes some of the genetic conclusions of sociobiology and behavioral ecology, especially regarding kin selection, homosexuality, and sympatric speciation.
- Sympatric speciation events are quite common in plants, which are prone to acquiring multiple homologous sets of chromosomes, resulting in polyploidy.
- For some time it was difficult to prove that sympatric speciation was possible, because it was impossible to observe it happening.
- The 9 tilapia species are endemic sister species, implying sympatric speciation, making it of critical interest to conservationists and evolutionary biologists alike.
- When intraspecific competition is not at work disruptive selection can still lead to sympatric speciation and it does this through maintaining polymorphisms.
- This can result in sympatric speciation of some animals, where two species diverge from each other while living in the same environment.
- While AFAIR some of these groups are genetically close to other Africans, some are notably diverged; it brings sympatric speciation to mind.