Tortoises colonizing the different Galàpagos islands and evolving into different species is an example of ____ speciation.

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The tortoises colonizing different Galàpagos islands and evolving into different species is an example of allopatric speciation, as they were separated by geographic barriers (the different islands) and underwent genetic divergence over time. Prezygotic, postzygotic, parapatric, and sympatric speciation are not accurate descriptions of this particular example.

Tortoises Colonizing the Different Galàpagos Islands and Evolving into Different