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Adaptation |
Heritable trait or behavior an organism that age of the survival and reproduction in his present environment |
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Allopatric speciation |
When a new species is created due to Geographic separation |
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Behavioral isolation |
Type of reproductive isolation that occurs when a specific behavior or lack of one prevent reproduction from taking place. AKA different mating call |
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Convergent evolution |
Process by which groups of organisms independently evolved to similar forms |
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Dispersal |
Allopatric speciation occurs when a few members of a species move to a new geographic area |
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Divergent evolution |
Process by which groups of organisms evolved and diverse Direction form of common point. AKA two things become different when they were once similar |
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Habitat isolation |
Reproductive isolation resulting populations of species move or move to a new habitat |
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Homologous structures |
Parallel structures in diverse organisms that have a common ancestor |
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Reinforcement |
Continuous speciation Divergence between two related species due to a low Fitness of hybrid between them |
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Speciation |
Formation of a new species |
