peripatric speciation
Technical term in evolutionary biology. Refers to speciation that occurs when a small peripheral population becomes isolated from the main population.
周辺種分化は、隔離された小さな集団で起こりやすい。
Peripatric speciation is likely to occur in small, isolated populations.
Compound of 周辺 (peripheral) + 種分化 (speciation). The term is a direct translation of the English 'peripatric speciation'.