A New River That Cuts Through the Range of a Species

question 6

Multiple Choice

A new river that cuts through the range of a species of terrestrial isopods, effectively ending gene flow between populations on either side, is serving as a(n)

• A) biotic interchange.
• B) Wallace line.
• C) estivation.
• D) biogeographic region.
• E) vicariant event.

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