What Type of Geographic Separation Resulted in Diversification of an Ancestral

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Short Answer

What type of geographic separation resulted in diversification of an ancestral species of ground squirrel into two species, Ammospermophilus leucurus, found on the north rim of the Grand Canyon, and members of the Ammospermophilus harrisii on the south rim of the canyon?

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