Vicariant definitions

vicariant

involving species or varieties that evolved in discrete habitats from one another
Found on http://phrontistery.info/v.html

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vicariant

of or pertaining to a deputy
Found on http://phrontistery.info/v.html

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vicariant

Refers to species that occupy similar ecological niches but in geographic isolation from each other. Implies a phylogenetic relationship existing between the two species.
Found on https://forums.skadi.net/threads/11491-Biogeography-A-Glossary

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