Sympatric

Word SYMPATRIC
Character 9
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Pronunciations /sɪmˈpætɹɪk/

Definitions and meanings of "Sympatric"

What do we mean by sympatric?

Occupying the same or overlapping geographic areas. Used of organisms, especially populations of the same or closely related species. adjective

Occurring among populations having such a distribution. adjective

Of, pertaining to, or.of the nature of, sympatry. See the extract under sympatry.

Living in the same or overlapping territory. adjective

Living in the same territory without interbreeding. adjective

(of biological species or speciation) occurring in the same or overlapping geographical areas adjective

Occurring in the same, or in overlapping, territory, especially of species that do not interbreed.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Sympatric

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The word "sympatric" in example sentences

The first supposes that all speciation is sympatric, which is plain nonsense. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Interestingly, the 2 chameleon species are sympatric, that is, they can be found together in the same habitat. ❋ AYDIN (2008)

This type of diversification-without-isolation is now called sympatric speciation, and demonstrating its existence has been one of the toughest recent nuts in evolutionary biology. ❋ Unknown (2009)

We describe the first case of an obligate predatory dung beetle and contrast its behaviour and morphology with those of its coprophagous sympatric congeners. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Another endemic is the golden Cattleya orchid, (Cattleya aurea), that is sympatric in the upper Sinú with the gigas Cattleya orchid, (Cattleya warscewickzii), showing the contact zone between Magdalena Medio and Chocó-Darién; the upper Sinú is the only place where the naturally occurring hybrid, the spectacular (Cattleya X hardyana) has been found. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The sympatric occurrence of the Indian muntjac Muntiacus muntjak further complicates species identification based primarily on morphometry. ❋ Unknown (2008)

How do you explain the character displacement observed in sympatric populations if there is no competition? ❋ Unknown (2010)

Most biologists will tell you that geographical isolation is the normal prelude to speciation, although some, especially entomologists, may chime in with the reservation that ‘sympatric speciation’ can also be important. ❋ RICHARD DAWKINS (2009)

Genetic differentiation, sympatric speciation, and the origin of a diploid species of Stephanomeira. ❋ Unknown (2009)

IN allopatric, peripatric, sympatric and parapatric speciation a founder population diverges into two or more species. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In some primary dry deciduous forest sites, there are eight known sympatric species of lemurs, many of which are endemic to the region and which represent four of the five endemic and endangered families of primates in Madagascar. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In the case of sympatric speciation - a phenomenon which has actually been recorded in natural populations - it does not seem to present any barrier to speciation. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In the plan, students visit recommended Web sites and utilize multimedia features to gain an understanding of "the difference between allopatric and sympatric speciation." ❋ Unknown (2009)

Being located in a transition zone between the tropics and sub-tropics and, perhaps, because it was a Pleistocene refugium, a number of species of birds and mammals are found to be sympatric here. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The presence of these sympatric species may be the result of the area having been a Pleistocene refugium. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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