allopatric

== English == === Etymology === From allopatry +‎ -ic. === Adjective === allopatric (comparative more allopatric, superlative most allopatric) (biology) Not living in the same territory; geographically isolated and thus unable to crossbreed. 2012, Paul Wilson, 1: Macroevolition for plant reproductive biologists, Sébastien Patiny, Evolution of Plant-Pollinator Relationships, page 20, An exception that proves the rule is that the ranges of species in Selaginella, a heterosporous pteridophyte, tend to be much smaller and more allopatric (Valdespino 1993). ==== Coordinate terms ==== microallopatric sympatric peripatric parapatric ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== speciation === Anagrams === patrilocal