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Understanding Endemic Species and Endemism by Dariela Guillen is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Endemism refers to species that are unique to a defined geographic location and found nowhere else. Examples include the Cape sugarbird, which is endemic to South Africa, and the bicolored frog, which is endemic to Western Ghats in India. There are various types of endemism including paleoendemism for formerly widespread species now restricted to a smaller area, and neoendemism for recently evolved species restricted to a limited range. Factors like geographic isolation and stable climate can contribute to
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- Dariela Guillen
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