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NALT Full

Preferred term

sympatry

Type

Organism

Definition

Species or populations occupying the same or overlapping geographical areas, or sharing a common range, without interbreeding.
Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

biogeography

Related concepts

Synonyms

sympatric populations
sympatric species

In other languages

simpatría

Spanish
especies simpátricas

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/192512

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