Two species of finches found on the same Galápagos island,but feeding on different food sources is an example of ____ speciation.

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Finches on the same island but feeding on different food sources is an example of sympatric speciation, which refers to the formation of new species within the same geographical region or population. This is different from allopatric speciation, which involves the physical separation of populations, and parapatric speciation, which involves adjacent populations that have limited gene flow. Prezygotic and postzygotic barriers refer to different types of reproductive isolation mechanisms that prevent the formation of viable or fertile offspring between different species.

Two Species of Finches Found on the Same Galápagos Island,but