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parapatric [¦par·ə¦pa·trik]

(ecology)

Referring to populations or species that occupy nonoverlapping but adjacent geographical areas without interbreeding.

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No references found			However, there is a fundamental difference between the distributions of the three species; whereas sand seatrout and gray weakfish are functionally parapatric in their distribution, inhabiting primarily the GOM and Atlantic Ocean, respectively, silver seatrout are found in relatively large populations in both areas. Evolutionary associations between sand seatrout (Cynoscion arenarius) ... by Anderson, Joel D.; McDonald, Dusty L.; Sutton, Glen R.; Karel, William J. / Fishery Bulletin Genetic differentiation between parapatric 'nearshore' and 'offshore' populations of the bottlenose dolphin. Effects of commercial fishing regulations on stranding rates of ... by Byrd, Barbie L.; Hohn, Aleta A.; Munden, Fentress H.; Lovewell, Gretchen N.; Lo Piccolo, Rachel E. / Fishery Bulletin			paranasal sinus Paranasal Sinuses Parandowski, Jan Parandzha Paranecrosis Paranephritis paranesthesia paranitraniline red Paranoia paranoid personality paranoid programming paranoid schizophrenia paranoid state paranormal paranosmia paranthelion paranthropophytia Paranthropus Paranuk, Murat Paranuk, Murat Salikhovich Paranyrocidae Paraonidae parapack Paraparchitacea paraparesis parapatric parapatric speciation Parapertussis Parapet parapet gutter parapet skirting parapet wall parapeted gable paraphase amplifier paraphasia Paraphimosis Paraphrase Paraphrenia paraphyletic Paraphysis Parapithecus paraplasm Paraplegia Parapodium parapolar cell Parapolskii Dol parapositronium Paraprocess Paraproctitis Parapsychology paraquat			Paraomphalocele Paraonidae paraoperative paraoral paraovarian paraovarian cyst Paraoxonase parapack Parapalegic Parapalegic Parapalegic Parapanax ParaParaParadise Paraparchitacea parapareses parapareses parapareses paraparesis paraparesis paraparesis Paraparesis, tropical spastic paraparetic paraparetic paraparetic parapatellar cartilage parapatellar cartilage parapatellar cartilage parapatellar fibrocartilage parapatellar fibrocartilage parapatellar fibrocartilage parapatric Parapatric speciation Parapatry Parapectin Parapectolin parapedesis Parapegm Parapegma Parapegma Parapegma Parapentapanax Parapentapanax Parapente parapented parapenter parapenters parapentes Parapenting Parapeptone Parapercis colias paraperitoneal paraperitoneal hernia paraperitoneal nephrectomy parapertussis parapertussis parapet parapet parapet parapet parapet gutter parapet skirting

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