Would a rugged mountain terrain have a high or low rate of speciation? Please describe why Thank you

Epalm asked Jun 15, 2023

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Would a rugged mountain terrain have a high or low rate of speciation? Please describe why

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Epalm asked Jun 15, 2023

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A rugged mountain terrain would have a high rate of speciation.

This is because the mountain would prevent organisms from interacting which of course means the gene flow stops altogether.

PEHLAJ answered Jun 22, 2023

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