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A Major River Changes Course and Divides a Population of Rabbits

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A major river changes course and divides a population of rabbits into two subpopulations.The two groups are reproductively isolated from each other and become subjected to different selective pressures in the two locations.A predator exists on one side of the river but not the other.Over time,the two groups evolve enough that during a drought that temporarily allows the groups to once again intermingle,they can no longer reproduce with each other.What has happened in this example?


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