allopatric

• Se dit de populations ou d'espèces qui occupent des aires géographiques distinctes et non chevauchantes, généralement utilisé dans le contexte de la spéciation.

Describing populations or species that occur in separate, non-overlapping geographical areas, typically used in the context of speciation.

1. Geographically isolatedC2formalscientific

   Describing biological species or the process of speciation that occurs when populations are separated by a geographic barrier, preventing gene flow.

   allopatrique

   • Allopatric speciation is often driven by mountain ranges or bodies of water.
   • The two bird species are allopatric, living on different islands.
   • Darwin's finches are a classic example of allopatric speciation.

   Antonymessympatric