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11.

5 Speciation Through Isolation


KEY CONCEPT
New species can arise when populations are isolated.
11.5 Speciation Through Isolation
! The isolation of populations can lead to speciation.
• Populations become isolated when there is no gene flow.
– Isolated populations adapt to their own environments.
– Genetic differences can add up over generations.
11.5 Speciation Through Isolation

• Reproductive isolation can occur between isolated


populations.
– members of different
populations cannot
mate successfully
– final step to
becoming separate
species

• Speciation is the rise of two or more species from one


existing species.
11.5 Speciation Through Isolation

! Populations can become isolated in several ways.


• Behavioral barriers can cause isolation.
– called behavioral isolation
– includes differences in courtship or mating behaviors
11.5 Speciation Through Isolation

• Geographic barriers can cause isolation.


– called geographic isolation
– physical barriers divide population

• Temporal barriers can cause isolation.


– called temporal isolation
– timing of reproductive periods prevents mating

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