amphitropical species

views updated May 23 2018

amphitropical species Species that have disjunct distribution patterns, one part of the range being to the north of the Equator, the other to the south, the different parts being geographically quite separate. These disjunctions probably arose in the Pleistocene when the climatic belts were telescoped, and migration across the Equator would have been easier.

amphitropical species

views updated May 23 2018

amphitropical species Species that have disjunct distribution patterns, one part of the range being to the north of the Equator, the other to the south, the different parts being geographically quite separate. These disjunctions probably arose in the Pleistocene when the climatic belts were telescoped, and migration across the Equator would have been easier.

amphitropical species

views updated May 18 2018

amphitropical species Species having disjunct distribution patterns, one part of the range being to the north of the equator, the other to the south, and geographically quite separate. These disjunctions probably arose in the Pleistocene when the climatic belts were telescoped, and migration across the equator would have been easier.