sympatric speciation
Sympatric speciation refers to the evolutionary process where a new species arises from a single existing species without any geographic barriers, typically as a result of genetic changes or reproductive isolation within the same habitat or population.
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- allopatric speciation
- co-speciation
- coexistence of species
- genetic isolation
- reproductive isolation
- speciation barriers
- speciation in animals
- speciation in birds
- speciation in fish
- speciation in fungi
- speciation in insects
- speciation in mammals
- speciation in plants
- species competition
- species divergence