The biological equivalent is "allopatric speciation," an evolutionary process in which one species divides into two because the original homogenous population has become separated and both groups ...

A new study has revealed that the forces creating mountain ranges can also drive species diversity and the evolution of life.

A new study co-authored by researchers at Indiana University sheds light on how the forces that shape mountain ranges also influence the evolution of species. In the study, “Direct effects of mountain ...

Vicariance is the emergence of geographic barriers to dispersal and gene flow, which spatially isolates populations and may lead to the formation of new species (i.e., allopatric speciation ...

I expect you to read: Avise, J.C. 2004. Chapter 7: Speciation and hybridization. In Molecular Markers, Natural History and Evolution (2nd edn.). Chapman and Hall, New York. Having at least briefly ...