Sentences with phrase «as sympatric»

Not exact matches

The species of wheat that we in the West use for bread only developed in the last few thousand years as a result of two instances of sympatric speciation (different to selective breeding, but an agent of evolution none the less).

The species of wheat that we in the West use for bread only developed in the last few thousand years as a result of two episodes of sympatric speciation (different to selective breeding, but an agent of evolution none the less) and the various Shiraz, Char.donnay and Pinot Noir gra.pes we enjoy today, in the form of wine, were all developed and perfected in the last 100 years or so.

But if we consider sympatry as a spatial variable, the «microhabitat preferences» are not properly sympatric but instead represent a niche displacement.

Sympatric speciation occurs when new species emerge without separation, such as the 13 species of Galapagos finch or Africa's cichlid fish.

The East African cichlid fishes of Lake Malawi are ideal for investigating behavioral adaptation to environment, as within genera, fine - scale niche partitioning has resulted in sympatric sister species that live in definable microhabitats with distinct selection pressures.

Or they can evolve to mate in different places, for example on two different types of fruit, as in the example given above for sympatric speciation.