Biogeography And Phylogeny Flashcards
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What historical factors influence distributions?
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Position of the continents, dispersal, ancient climates, separation of land, extinction
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What contemporary factors influence species distributions?
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Climate, Soils, Biotic interactions, dispersal, extinction
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What is vicariance?
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The separation of species due to land mass separation or massive land change
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Was there only one speciation event to creating humans?
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Yes. Evidence shows that a single African line becomes Asians and Europeans
