Vicariance
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Vicariance is a noun meaning (geology) The geological event which produces such a barrier (volcano, earthquake, etc).
Meaning
(geology) The geological event which produces such a barrier (volcano, earthquake, etc).
More Meanings
- (biology) The separation of a group of organisms by a geographic barrier, resulting in differentiation of the original group into new varieties or species.
- (psychology, colloquial) The act of experiencing an event by proxy through an empathic link with the person who is experiencing the event firsthand.
Example Sentences
Such an old origin for parts of Sulawesi would explain its unique biota and high species richness; species would have rafted along on these fragments from worlds since long lost (a process known as vicariance).
Word Forms
- vicariances
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include vicariant, vicarianism, vicarism, schizogeny, codiversification, schismogenesis.
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