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Of populations or species occupying mutually exclusive, but usually adjacent, geographical areas.
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occuring in different geographical locations or isolation
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related populations occupying mutually exclusive but usually adjacent geographical areas.
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geographically isolated
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(of biological species or speciation) occurring in areas isolated geographically from one another
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Occurring in separate geographic areas which do not overlap.
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living in different geographic regions
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(Paleoanthropology) Pertaining to taxa occupying different and disjunct geographical areas. (allopatric speciation - small isolated subpopulations)
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(opp.: sympatric) Occupying different geographical ranges.
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The non-overlapping ranges of two or more populations of organisms (compare to sympatric).
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of distributions of two taxa or populations, having different ranges of distribution. cf. parapatric, sympatric.
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Referring to a situation in which populations of different species are geographically separated (compare " Sympatric").
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Occupying distinct geographical areas (and therefore unable to interbreed)
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to live in different areas, to be geographically separated. cloaca the reproductive chamber also used for the exit of body wastes.
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Literally, in different places, and so referring to species occupying different geographic areas.
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Where a population or species occupies a different geographic region to another population or species. See also sympatric and parapatric.
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