geographic isolation

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• isolation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, total ▪ relative ▪ enforced (esp. BrE) ▪ the enforced isolation of life in an Arctic weather station ▪ s …   Collocations dictionary

• Geographical isolation — Geographic isolation, or allopatry, is a term used in the study of evolution. When part of a population of the same species becomes geographically isolated from the remainder, it may over time evolve characteristics different from the parent… …   Wikipedia

• isolation — isolate i‧so‧late [ˈaɪsəleɪt] verb [transitive] 1. to prevent a country or company from getting support or business from other countries or companies, so that it becomes weaker: • Efforts to isolate North Korea financially through targeted… …   Financial and business terms

• geographic barriers — A population or group of populations prevented by geographic barriers from free gene exchange with other populations of the same species; a geographic isolate; see climatic isolation …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• geographic — adj. Geographic is used with these nouns: ↑boundary, ↑distance, ↑diversity, ↑expansion, ↑isolation, ↑location, ↑pole, ↑proximity, ↑reach, ↑region, ↑scope, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• ecological isolation — Interbreeding between two or more sympatric populations is prevented by mating in different ecological niches; see geographic isolation/barriers isolate …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• Mount Isolation — Elevation 1,220 m (4,003 ft) Prominence 62 m (203 ft) …   Wikipedia

• Waste Isolation Pilot Plant — Einlagerung von radioaktiven Abfällen in die WIPP Grafik der Anlage Die Waste …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• reproductive isolation — the inability of two or more groups of organisms to interbreed, either because of inherent or external reasons (e.g. different behavior, a geographic barrier). Inherited reproductive isolation is the basic criterion of species …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• geographical isolation — См. geographic barriers …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• reproductive isolation —   Often used specifically for the condition in which interbreeding between two or more populations is prevented by intrinsic (pre mating or post mating isolating mechanism) or extrinsic (geographic barrier) factors …   Expanded glossary of Cycad terms