Ch 22 Flashcards
Groups of actually or potentially interbreeding natural populations, which are reproductively isolated from other such groups
Biological species concept
Species that are found together are said to be
Sympatric
Species use different portions of the habitat
Ecological isolation
Species that have different courtship behavior
Behavioral isolation
Isolation in time prevents hybridization
Temporal isolation
Structural differences that prevent mating
Mechanical isolation
Speciation caused by geographic separation
Allopatric speciation
Having more than 2 copies of a gene
Polyploidy
550 MYA, explosion in species
Cambrian explosion
Slow accumulations of differences until speciation occurs
Gradualism
Evolution happens in short bursts followed by long periods of stability
Punctuated equilibrium