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speciation

[spee-shee-ey-shuhn, -see-ey-] / ˌspi ʃiˈeɪ ʃən, -siˈeɪ- /
NOUN
convergent evolution
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Speciation and extinction have occurred throughout Earth’s history.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Speciation is the process by which new species evolve.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018

Pigot, A. L., Owens, I. P. F. & Orme, C. D. L. Speciation and extinction drive the appearance of directional range size evolution in phylogenies and the fossil record.

From Nature • Nov. 28, 2017

Last May, a team of researchers from Antwerp’s X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation research group were invited to Oslo to analyze the materials used in The Scream and used the opportunity to settle the dispute.

From The Guardian • Aug. 31, 2016

Speciation in rodents of the Colorado River drainage.

From Taxonomy of the Chipmunks, Eutamias quadrivittatus and Eutamias umbrinus by White, John A.




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