speciation

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behavioural isolation
one populations lifestyle and habits are not compatible with those of another population
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similar species
Hybrid- offspring produced by two different, but ________.
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Speciation
________- the development of a new species.
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Sympatric speciation
________- when species are living in the same area, but some other factor causes speciation.
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Allopatric speciation
________- when a species becomes geographically separated.
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Temporal isolation
________- species breed during different times of the day, seasons, or years.
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Speciation
________- the formation of a new species by splitting an existing species.
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speciation
the development of a new species
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species
two organisms that reproduce offspring that can have their own offspring
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geographic/habitat isolation
physical barriers prevent males and females from the same species of interbreeding
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ex
snakes and snails
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temporal isolation
species breed during different times of the day, seasons, or years
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diurnal
awake during the day
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behavioural isolation
one populations lifestyle and habits are not compatible with those of another population
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ex
courtship ritual
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hybrid
offspring produced by two different, but similar species
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the hybrids may struggle to survive, ex
some salamanders
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may survive but be sterile, ex
mule
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ex
rice species
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speciation
the formation of a new species by splitting an existing species
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allopatric speciation
speciation when a species becomes geographically separated
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sympatric speciation
speciation when species are living in the same area, but some other factor causes speciation
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ex
moths and pheromones
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