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周辺種分化 (しゅうへんしゅぶんか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
peripatric speciation
Technical term in evolutionary biology. Refers to speciation that occurs when a small peripheral population becomes isolated from the main population.
Kanji 周 circumference, circuit, lap 辺 environs, boundary, border part, minute of time, segment
化 change, take the form of, influence Similar words 異い 所しょ 的てき 種しゅ 分ぶん 化か Allopatric speciation, where a population is divided by a geographic barrier. Peripatric speciation is a special case of allopatric speciation involving a small peripheral isolate.
同どう 所しょ 的てき 種しゅ 分ぶん 化か Sympatric speciation, where new species arise within the same geographic area without physical isolation.
Etymology Compound of 周辺 (peripheral) + 種分化 (speciation). The term is a direct translation of the English 'peripatric speciation'.
