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Isolation , Definition
Isolation in the context of senior health usually refers to social isolation rather than to the medical practice of isolating persons with… Australian faunal subregion , Australian faunal subregion A region that is distinguished by a unique marsupial (Marsupialia) fauna, including herbivores, carnivores, and insectivo… Speciation , Speciation refers to the genesis of a new species from an ancestral species. There are two basic ways this can happen. Anagenesis involves one specie… butte , butte Small, isolated, flat-topped hill resulting from the erosion of near-horizontal strata. The diameter of the caprock is less than the height of… Inselberg , inselberg A steep-sided, isolated hill that stands above adjacent, nearly flat plains (the word is German, from Insel, meaning ‘island’ and Berg, mea… Sibling Species , sibling species Species that are identical in outward appearance or very nearly so. Despite the similarity, however, they qualify as species by being…
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