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Non-Geographic Speciation Mechanisms

June 5 , 2024 172 days 321 0
  • Researchers at IIT Bombay discover the role of environmental resources, genes and mating in species in the development of new species in the same area.
  • It was challenging the traditional view that new species can develop only in distinct geographies.
  • They found that the speciation, or the creation of new species, happen even when there are no physical obstacles.
  • Allopatric speciation is when physical barriers, like mountains or bodies of water, split populations, which leads to the creation of new species.
  • In contrast, sympatric speciation happens in the same area of land, where there are no such hurdles.

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