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speciation

Evolutionary formation of new biological species.

Used in 13 species profiles

Altolamprologus compressiceps
Amphilophus citrinellus
Boulengerochromis microlepis
Chalinochromis sp. 'ndobhoi'
Esmaeilius arakensis
Gastromyzon ctenocephalus

Related terms

adaptive radiation
Speciation of a taxonomic group into several forms, each specialised to fill a previously vacant ecological niche, as exemplified by Rift Lake cichlids, for example.
allopatric speciation
Speciation event driven by some form of physical separation, e.g., the formation of new mountain ranges, followed by development of new genotypes and/or phenotypes.

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