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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Fields of Study > evolutionary biology > evolution > biological speciation > sympatric speciation
Preferred Term:

especiación simpátrica

Definition:
Mecanismo de evolución de nuevas especies por medio del cual dos poblaciones de una especie distribuidas en la misma área geográfica o en áreas geográficas traslapadas evolucionan paulatinamente a través de la divergencia genética en dos especies diferentes.
Concept Schemes:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt
Términos Genéricos:
especiación
Términos Relacionados:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/196664
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