vi|car|i|ance

vi|car|i|ance
vi|car|i|ance «vy KAIR ee uhns, vih-», noun.
the separation and geographical distribution of a species or similar species of plants and animals by a barrier such as a mountain range or an ocean, usually as a result of massive displacements of the earth's crust: »

The debate here is whether a certain pattern of species distribution was caused by dispersal or vicariance (Niles Eldridge).

[< Latin vicārius vicarious]

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