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Definition of Sympatric
1. Adjective. (of biological species or speciation) occurring in the same or overlapping geographical areas.
Definition of Sympatric
1. Adjective. (biology) Living in the same territory. ¹
2. Adjective. (genetics biology) Living in the same territory without interbreeding. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sympatric
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sympatric
Literary usage of Sympatric
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dwarf Mistletoes: Biology, Pathology, and Systematics by Frank G. Hawksworth, Delbert Wiens (1998)
"It is not sympatric with the three other taxa, and it is characterized by its
dark, stout shoots and occurrence on Pinus radiata and P. muricata along the ..."
2. Exploring the Borderlands: Documents of the Committee on Common Problems of by Joe Cain (2004)
"If such cases are not known though sufficient opportunities to find them have
occurred then a good case against sympatric speciation can be made. ..."
3. Mr Brouard's Odyssey by Diana Winsor (2004)
""A sympatric population is one that is separated from others by its behaviour.
Although in theory it may be capable ot interbreeding with diem, it doesn't. ..."
4. Dwarf Mistletoes: Biology, Pathology, and Systematics by Frank G. Hawksworth, Delbert Wiens (1998)
"It is not sympatric with the three other taxa, and it is characterized by its
dark, stout shoots and occurrence on Pinus radiata and P. muricata along the ..."
5. Exploring the Borderlands: Documents of the Committee on Common Problems of by Joe Cain (2004)
"If such cases are not known though sufficient opportunities to find them have
occurred then a good case against sympatric speciation can be made. ..."
6. Mr Brouard's Odyssey by Diana Winsor (2004)
""A sympatric population is one that is separated from others by its behaviour.
Although in theory it may be capable ot interbreeding with diem, it doesn't. ..."
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