Ethospecies
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ethospecies is a noun meaning (biology) A species that is reproductively isolated from other morphologically similar species due to its breeding behaviour.
Meaning
(biology) A species that is reproductively isolated from other morphologically similar species due to its breeding behaviour.
Example Sentences
For these and other reasons we suggest that S. rovneri is an ethospecies, morphologically similar to but reproductively isolated from its sibling species by courtship behavior, particularly acoustic communication.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include phenospecies, ethnospecies, agamospecies, morphospecies, genospecies, biospecies.
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