A Small Population of a Species Invades an Island Where

question 21

Multiple Choice

A small population of a species invades an island where the species is not found. The island population subsequently diverges from the ancestral population and becomes a new species. This is an example of

• A) the vicariance model of allopatric speciation.
• B) the peripheral isolate model of allopatric speciation.
• C) sympatric speciation.
• D) parapatric speciation.

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