What occurs in peripatric and parapatric speciation?
A) Part of the population colonizes an adjacent but slightly different habitat.
B) A portion of the population becomes reproductively isolated as a result of a geographic barrier.
C) Part of the population migrates away, never to return.
D) Part of the population dies, providing more nutrients for the remaining population.

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In peripatric and parapatric speciation, part of the population colonizes an adjacent but slightly different habitat, leading to speciation due to different selective pressures and reduced gene flow.

What Occurs in Peripatric and Parapatric Speciation