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speciation Definition

spe·cia·tion (spē′s̸hē ās̸hən, -sē-)

noun

Biol. the natural development of new species through evolution

Etymology: < speci(es) + -ation

speciation Related Forms
spe·ci·ate′ (-āt′) intransitive verb -·at′ed, -·at′·ing
speciation Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • drive: My research focuses on how host specificity can drive speciation in Orobanche species native to the UK.
  • trace: In contrast, relatively little is known about the influence of phytoplankton on trace metal speciation in coastal waters.
  • investigate: We have previously investigated the speciation of concentrated Hg in sulfidic solutions at high pH at Daresbury Laboratory station 16.5.
  • suggest: It is sometimes suggested that speciation occurs too rarely or too slowly for any single person to observe a speciation event during their life-time.

Adjective modifier

  • hybrid: The Heliconius heurippa butterfly appears to be the product of a process called hybrid speciation.
  • chemical: The importance of the chemical speciation of Cr with regard to adsorption/desorption by the charcoal has been shown.
  • sympatric: Insects that live on a single host plant provide a model for sympatric speciation.
  • cryptic: When rare species become endangered: cryptic speciation in myrmecophilous hoverflies.
  • allopolyploid: Parasite infectivity to hybridizing host species: a link between hybrid resistance and allopolyploid speciation?
  • allopatric: Thus allopatric speciation can occur within a very small area.

Modifies a noun

  • event: Each vertex of the tree, except the leaves, might represent a speciation event.
  • rate: Explaining species diversity - have some groups evolved for high speciation rates?
  • process: Population Genetics and Speciation Streptocarpus Population isolation is one of the key elements of the speciation process.
  • analysis: Computation codes for speciation analysis were evaluated and tested in interactive exercises.

Noun used with modifier

  • chromium: Chromium speciation by different methods of practical use for routine in situ measurement.
  • metal: In contrast, relatively little is known about the influence of phytoplankton on trace metal speciation in coastal waters.
  • chemical: Mercury and methyl mercury - the importance of chemical speciation.

Preposition: in

  • plant: In an ecological context, host specificity may be a major driving force for speciation in parasitic plants.
  • water: In contrast, relatively little is known about the influence of phytoplankton on trace metal speciation in coastal waters.

Preposition: of

  • mercury: This report by Robert Davidson examines the role of coal chlorine on the speciation of mercury in coal combustion flue gas.