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sympatric speciation

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sympatric speciation [sim¦pa·trik ‚spē·shē′ā·shən]
(evolution)
Speciation that occurs without geographic isolation of a population.
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166) The number of insect monotypic genera is lower than the number of bird or mammal monotypic genera because different species concepts are used to classify these types of animals and because the rate of speciation is higher among insects than among birds or mammals due to sympatric speciation.
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