speciation
speciation
Definition
☆ spe·cia·tion (spē′s̸hē ā′s̸hən, -sē-)
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.
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