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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. biogeography
  3. allopatry
  1. Fields of Study
  2. geography
  3. biogeography
  4. allopatry

Preferred term

allopatry

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Species or populations which are geographically separated and therefore cannot interbreed. Allopatric populations may exhibit phenotypic or genetic divergence with time.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • allopatric populations
  • allopatric species

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/192510

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