214k views
0 votes
How does sympatric speciation differ from allopatric speciation?

2 Answers

6 votes
Here's my answer!! Hope it helps!!!!

Sympatric speciation involves a behavioral barrier while allopatric speciation involves a physical barrier. [gradpoint] to my 3 AM fans from DFC.
User Roterl
by
6.7k points
0 votes

Answer:

Both symaptric and allopatric speciation are the mechanisms of speciation which helps in the evolution of population to become distinct and new species but these mechanism differ from each other in their way that is how they are involved in the process of speciation.

Allopatric speciation occurs when a population is separated by a physical barrier like mountain range which geographically isolates the population and makes it impossible to breed with one another.

Sympatric speciation occurs when population faces no physical barriers and can mate but when some individuals within population become dependent on certain aspects of an environment such as food or shelter and a new species within a population evolves.

User Paul Joireman
by
7.0k points