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What is the movement of individuals from deme to deme within the range of a species referred to as?
What is the movement of individuals from deme to deme within the range of a species referred to as?
- Habitat dispersal
- Organismic dispersal (correct)
- Species dispersal
- Biotic dispersal
What is the term for the general area where a species' demes naturally occur?
What is the term for the general area where a species' demes naturally occur?
- Locality
- Deme
- Range (correct)
- Habitat
What is the reason for the absence of a deme in a habitat?
What is the reason for the absence of a deme in a habitat?
- Regular migration
- Historical factors, geographical barriers, or chance dispersal (correct)
- Only suitable habitats occur
- Species expansion
What is the movement of an individual from a habitat within a species' present range to one or more habitats outside the range referred to as?
What is the movement of an individual from a habitat within a species' present range to one or more habitats outside the range referred to as?
What is the term for the spread of an entire biota to occupy geographical areas previously occupied by other biota?
What is the term for the spread of an entire biota to occupy geographical areas previously occupied by other biota?
What is the result of a species expanding its range?
What is the result of a species expanding its range?
What is the primary basis of Sclater's system of drawing regions?
What is the primary basis of Sclater's system of drawing regions?
Which two provinces have a problematic boundary between them?
Which two provinces have a problematic boundary between them?
What is a characteristic of each species and higher group of animals in terms of their distribution in space and time?
What is a characteristic of each species and higher group of animals in terms of their distribution in space and time?
What is the name of the famous line that separates two zoogeographic provinces?
What is the name of the famous line that separates two zoogeographic provinces?
What is a characteristic of the fauna of Africa south of the Sahara and Australia?
What is a characteristic of the fauna of Africa south of the Sahara and Australia?
What is true about the data used to delineate zoogeographic regions?
What is true about the data used to delineate zoogeographic regions?
What is the main reason for the differences in fauna between Europe and eastern Asia, and between Borneo and New Guinea?
What is the main reason for the differences in fauna between Europe and eastern Asia, and between Borneo and New Guinea?
What has contributed to the negation of some assumptions of Sclater, Wallace, and others?
What has contributed to the negation of some assumptions of Sclater, Wallace, and others?
What is a characteristic of the fauna that existed in the past?
What is a characteristic of the fauna that existed in the past?
Do Floristic Kingdoms and Zoogeographic Regions coincide?
Do Floristic Kingdoms and Zoogeographic Regions coincide?
What is an example of fauna that previously existed in a region but is now restricted to a different region?
What is an example of fauna that previously existed in a region but is now restricted to a different region?
What is one of the conclusions that can be drawn from the study of zoogeography?
What is one of the conclusions that can be drawn from the study of zoogeography?
What process helped biota respond to Pleistocene climate cycling?
What process helped biota respond to Pleistocene climate cycling?
What is the primary source of energy for fauna in deep sea hydrothermal vents?
What is the primary source of energy for fauna in deep sea hydrothermal vents?
What event during the Permian period (252 mya) caused a mass extinction of land and marine animals?
What event during the Permian period (252 mya) caused a mass extinction of land and marine animals?
What is the primary factor influencing the rate of colonization in biota development?
What is the primary factor influencing the rate of colonization in biota development?
What method can be used to determine the effect of colonization, natural selection, and population isolation on biota?
What method can be used to determine the effect of colonization, natural selection, and population isolation on biota?
What type of volcanoes create new lands physically separated from existing inhabited land areas?
What type of volcanoes create new lands physically separated from existing inhabited land areas?
What is the most effective way to describe the biota of Ghana?
What is the most effective way to describe the biota of Ghana?
What is a characteristic of endemic species in a biota?
What is a characteristic of endemic species in a biota?
What is the purpose of 'track analysis' in biogeography?
What is the purpose of 'track analysis' in biogeography?
What is a 'track' in biogeography?
What is a 'track' in biogeography?
What is the classic view of centers of origin?
What is the classic view of centers of origin?
What is a more recent view of centers of origin?
What is a more recent view of centers of origin?
