Two Species of Antelope Ground Squirrels Are Separated by the Grand

question 12

Multiple Choice

Two species of antelope ground squirrels are separated by the Grand Canyon. They are hypothesized to descend from a common ancestor, populations of which were separated as the canyon formed. If this hypothesis is correct, it would be an example of:

• A)allopatric speciation by dispersal.
• B)allopatric speciation by vicariance.
• C)peripatric speciation by vicariance.
• D)sympatric speciation by dispersal.
• E)sympatric speciation by vicariance.

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