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Description: Geographic illustration of SPATIAL ASPECTS OF SPECIATION: allopatric speciation - physical barrier divides population peripatric speciation - small founding population enters isolated niche parapatric speciation - new niche found adjacent to original one sympatric speciation - speciation occurs without physical separation Drawn in Inkscape.
Title: Speciation modes
Credit: Based on en:Image:Speciation modes.png and <http://www.bio.miami.edu/dana/160/speciation.jpg> from <http://www.bio.miami.edu/dana/160/160S04_6.html>. Adapted from: Spring 2006, Lecture Notes for EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY class (BIL 160 Section HJ) by Dr. Dana Krempels, dana at miami dot edu.
Author: Ilmari Karonen
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