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The process of speciation is completed with the cessation of genetic exchange.
Peter R. Grant

Meaning of "speciation" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPECIATION

From species + -ation.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SPECIATION

speciation  [ˌspiːʃɪˈeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPECIATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Speciation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SPECIATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Speciation

Speciation is the evolutionary process by which new biological species arise. The biologist Orator F. Cook seems to have been the first to coin the term 'speciation' for the splitting of lineages or "cladogenesis," as opposed to "anagenesis" or "phyletic evolution" occurring within lineages. Whether genetic drift is a minor or major contributor to speciation is the subject matter of much ongoing discussion. There are four geographic modes of speciation in nature, based on the extent to which speciating populations are isolated from one another: allopatric, peripatric, parapatric, and sympatric. Speciation may also be induced artificially, through animal husbandry, agriculture, or laboratory experiments. Observed examples of each kind of speciation are provided throughout.

Definition of speciation in the English dictionary

The definition of speciation in the dictionary is the evolutionary development of a biological species, as by geographical isolation of a group of individuals from the main stock.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPECIATION


abbreviation
əˌbriːvɪˈeɪʃən
affiliation
əˌfɪlɪˈeɪʃən
appreciation
əˌpriːʃɪˈeɪʃən
association
əˌsəʊsɪˈeɪʃən
aviation
ˌeɪvɪˈeɪʃən
depreciation
dɪˌpriːʃɪˈeɪʃən
deviation
ˌdiːvɪˈeɪʃən
differentiation
ˌdɪfəˌrɛnʃɪˈeɪʃən
humiliation
hjuːˌmɪlɪˈeɪʃən
initiation
ɪˌnɪʃɪˈeɪʃən
irradiation
ɪˌreɪdɪˈeɪʃən
mediation
ˌmiːdɪˈeɪʃən
negotiation
nɪˌɡəʊʃɪˈeɪʃən
pronunciation
prəˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən
radiation
ˌreɪdɪˈeɪʃən
Reconciliation
ˌrɛkənˌsɪlɪˈeɪʃən
recreation
ˌrɛkrɪˈeɪʃən
remediation
rɪˌmiːdɪˈeɪʃən
retaliation
rɪˌtælɪˈeɪʃən
variation
ˌvɛərɪˈeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPECIATION

specialism
specialist
specialist registrar
specialist teacher
specialistic
specialities
speciality
specialization
specialize
specialized
specialized subject
specializer
specialled
specialling
specially
specialness
specialties
specialty
speciate
speciational

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPECIATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation
federation

Synonyms and antonyms of speciation in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «speciation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPECIATION

Find out the translation of speciation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of speciation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «speciation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

形态
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

especiación
570 millions of speakers

English

speciation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्पेशिएशन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أنواع جديدة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

видообразование
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

especiação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রজাত্যায়ন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

spéciation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Spesiasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Artbildung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スペシエーション
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

분화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spesiasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

biệt hóa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இனமாதலுக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पष्टीकरण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Türleşmenin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

speciazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

specjacja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

видоутворення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

speciația
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ειδογένεσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spesiasie
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

artbildning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

arts
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of speciation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPECIATION»

The term «speciation» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.194 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPECIATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about speciation

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2 QUOTES WITH «SPECIATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word speciation.
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Peter R. Grant
The process of speciation is completed with the cessation of genetic exchange.
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Ernst Mayr
I did not claim that speciation occurs only in founder populations.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPECIATION»

Discover the use of speciation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to speciation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Speciation
Although several excellent symposium volumes have recently appeared, these collections do not provide a unified, critical, and up-to-date overview of the field. Speciation is designed to fill this gap.
Jerry A. Coyne, H. Allen Orr, 2004
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Adaptive Speciation
Unraveling the origin of biodiversity is fundamental for understanding our biosphere. This book clarifies how adaptive processes, rather than geographic isolation, can cause speciation.
Ulf Dieckmann, 2004
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Ecological Speciation
The book begins by clarifying what ecological speciation is, its alternatives, and the predictions that can be used to test for it.
Patrik Nosil, 2012
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Endless Forms: Species and Speciation
This volume presents the newest findings on speciation, bringing readers up to date on species concepts, modes of speciation, the nature of reproductive barriers.
Daniel J. Howard, Stewart H. Berlocher, 1998
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Speciation and Biogeography of Birds
This book should be of value to anyone interested in bird evolution and taxonomy, biogeography, distributional history, dispersal and migration patterns.
Ian Newton, 2003
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Geographic Variation, Speciation, and Clines
Geographic Variation, Speciation and Clines explores the origins and development of geographic variation, divergence, and speciation.
John A. Endler, 1977
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Handbook of Elemental Speciation, Handbook of Elemental ...
The information contained in the two volumes of this Handbook provides a state-of-the-art introduction to this young and exciting scientific domain. The editors hope it will constitute a stimulating basis for further research.
Rita Cornelis, 2005
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Speciation in birds
Speciation in Birds is an authoritative synthesis on the behavioral and genetic causes and consequences of speciation in birds.
Trevor Price, 2008
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Hyphenated Techniques in Speciation Analysis
Fully referenced, Hyphenated Techniques in Speciation Analysis is an invaluable introduction to elemental speciation analysis.
Joanna Szpunar, Ryszard Lobinski, 2003
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Specialization, Speciation, and Radiation: The Evolutionary ...
This is a comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of the evolutionary biology of herbivorous insects, including their relationships with host plants and natural enemies.
Kelley Jean Tilmon, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPECIATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term speciation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Effects of dispersal plasticity on population divergence and speciation
Phenotypic plasticity is thought to have a role in driving population establishment, local adaptation and speciation. However, dispersal plasticity has been ... «Nature.com, Mar 15»
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This Jay Is Evolving in a Very, Very Weird Way
This is very, very weird. It's an affront to a sacred tenet of evolution you probably learned in school: Isolation drives speciation. Well, speciation can also come ... «Wired, Mar 15»
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Darwin's jays
It was actually highly heritable – an obvious necessity if it is to be the basis of speciation. And males and females with similar beak shapes tended to mate with ... «The Economist, Feb 15»
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These frogs might be evolving right in front of us
Scientists believe that the mimic frog, which is dividing into two increasingly distinct populations in Peru, may be on its way to speciation -- a division into multiple ... «Washington Post, Oct 14»
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Gene doubling shapes the world: Instant speciation, biodiversity …
Polyploidy is being increasingly recognized as an important evolutionary force that can facilitate positive adaptations, lead to instant speciation, and increase ... «Phys.Org, Sep 14»
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Speciation in the belly of a bug
Surviving on plant sap as cicadas, aphids, and some other insects do is like living on a diet of sugar water—there's just not enough protein. These insects solve ... «Science AAAS, Sep 14»
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One Species Becomes Two, Inside an Insect
This is called sympatric speciation (from the Greek for “same fatherland”). It was proposed more than a century ago, and has been controversial for much of that ... «National Geographic, Aug 14»
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This Ant Species May Support a Controversial Theory on Evolution
“This example seems to be one of the best cases yet for sympatric speciation,” Schultz ... While critics of sympatric speciation may not come after Rabeling and ... «Smithsonian, Aug 14»
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Evolution Of A Stick Insect: How Environments Influence Speciation
"Speciation is the evolutionary process that gives rise to new species, and it occurs when barriers prevent two groups of populations from exchanging genes," ... «iScienceTimes.com, May 14»
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Hummingbird speciation really hummed, say scientists
In the space of just 22.4 million years, hummingbirds diversified into at least 338 distinct species, finds new research. By Sudeshna Chowdhury, Staff writer April ... «Christian Science Monitor, Apr 14»

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