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Definition of Sympatry
1. Noun. The occurrence of organisms in overlapping geographical areas, but without interbreeding.
Definition of Sympatry
1. Noun. (biology) The use of the same (or overlapping) geographical areas, by populations of related species, without interbreeding. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sympatry
1. the state of occupying the same area without loss of identity from interbreeding [n -RIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sympatry
Literary usage of Sympatry
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)
"The rule of sympatry is that two genetically compatible taxa will hybridize if
they have ... sympatry between 2 species of Arceuthobium is not unusual (fig. ..."
2. Rice Genetics: Proceedings of the International Rice Workshop at Lusaka by International Rice Research Institute (1986)
"sympatry with O. breviligulata showed a high level of abnormal kernels, but no
evidence of introgression was found such as "obake" types or highly ..."
3. Dwarf Mistletoes: Biology, Pathology, and Systematics by Frank G. Hawksworth, Delbert Wiens (1998)
"The rule of sympatry is that two genetically compatible taxa will hybridize if
they have ... sympatry between 2 species of Arceuthobium is not unusual (fig. ..."
4. Rice Genetics: Proceedings of the International Rice Workshop at Lusaka by International Rice Research Institute (1986)
"sympatry with O. breviligulata showed a high level of abnormal kernels, but no
evidence of introgression was found such as "obake" types or highly ..."
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