Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Occupying the same or overlapping geographic areas. Used of organisms, especially populations of the same or closely related species.
- adjective Occurring among populations having such a distribution.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of, pertaining to, or.of the nature of, sympatry. See the extract under
sympatry .
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- adjective biology Living in the same or overlapping territory.
- adjective genetics, biology Living in the same territory without interbreeding.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (of biological species or speciation) occurring in the same or overlapping geographical areas
Etymologies
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Examples
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The first supposes that all speciation is sympatric, which is plain nonsense.
(UPDATED) Another half-brained science headline - The Panda's Thumb 2009
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Interestingly, the 2 chameleon species are sympatric, that is, they can be found together in the same habitat.
Archive 2008-07-01 AYDIN 2008
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Interestingly, the 2 chameleon species are sympatric, that is, they can be found together in the same habitat.
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This type of diversification-without-isolation is now called sympatric speciation, and demonstrating its existence has been one of the toughest recent nuts in evolutionary biology.
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We describe the first case of an obligate predatory dung beetle and contrast its behaviour and morphology with those of its coprophagous sympatric congeners.
Archive 2009-01-01 2009
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Another endemic is the golden Cattleya orchid, (Cattleya aurea), that is sympatric in the upper Sinú with the gigas Cattleya orchid, (Cattleya warscewickzii), showing the contact zone between Magdalena Medio and Chocó-Darién; the upper Sinú is the only place where the naturally occurring hybrid, the spectacular (Cattleya X hardyana) has been found.
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The sympatric occurrence of the Indian muntjac Muntiacus muntjak further complicates species identification based primarily on morphometry.
Archive 2008-12-01 2008
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How do you explain the character displacement observed in sympatric populations if there is no competition?
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How do you explain the character displacement observed in sympatric populations if there is no competition?
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Genetic differentiation, sympatric speciation, and the origin of a diploid species of Stephanomeira.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
reesetee commented on the word sympatric
Referring to biological species or speciation--Occurring in the same or overlapping geographical areas.
October 10, 2007
qms commented on the word sympatric
The Auld Sod is blessed with a hat trick
In Columbkille, Brigid and Patrick
And, so the monks tell us,
They're none of them jealous,
Their patronage sweetly sympatric.
March 17, 2017