Meaning & use
Sympatry
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The occurrence of two or more species or populations in the same geographic area without interbreeding.
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The two frog species exist in sympatry across much of the river basin.
Researchers studied how sympatry affects competition for food between related bird species.
A note on using this word
The concept is central to studies of speciation, since sympatric species evolved reproductive isolation despite sharing the same habitat.
Words with an opposite meaning
allopatry
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