Vicariance, the change in geography (e.g. the formation of a mountain range via tectonic plate activity or
formation of a body of water) that separates a species, often results in the formation of new species.
Not exact matches
A beach or strand is a geological
formation consisting
of loose rock particles such as sand, shingle, cobble, or even shell along the shoreline
of a
body of water.
The research findings add further support to the possibility
water can be delivered to Earth - like planets via such
bodies to create a suitable environment for the
formation of life.
Cardenas and colleagues conclude that similar falling and rising
water levels in a large
water body forced the
formation of the paleo - valleys in their study area.
Small
bodies of water like hot springs may have been more conducive to the
formation of life because they can evaporate and concentrate the building blocks
of life, says Djokic.
What Rhoden's team observed in their study was that during this process, several models predict that Charon's orbit around Pluto could have been highly eccentric, which would have caused severe tides on both celestial
bodies, possibly leading to the
formation of underground oceans
of liquid
water, similar to those that probably exist inside Europa.
Satellite imaging can be used to visualize crater
formations that are beneath the Earth's surface or a
body of water.
The Journal
of Caring Sciences determined B6 was also handy for reducing
water retention due to its importance in the
formation of red blood cells and other key functions in the
body.
Therefore, the fast quickly lowers an individual's risk
of a heart attack... The potential
of a total fast (
water only) to induce biochemical changes within the
body that prevent
formation of a thrombus has been well documented.
The Maligne Canyon, a 164 feet (50 metres) deep gorge
of sheer limestone walls with a number
of interesting rock
formations, is very popular with tourists, as is Maligne Lake - the largest glacier - fed
body of water in the region.
Moreover, there are two main kinds
of geological
formation that can be used for CO2 storage: depleted oil and gas fields, and saline aquifers (groundwater
bodies whose salt content makes them unsuitable for drinking
water or agriculture).
As there is to this day no
body of knowledge that I know
of about the
formation of clouds, with their concomitant negative feedbacks, caused by this
water vapour I smelled a rat.