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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The are broadly two explanations for the causes of disjunction | – Vicariance – Dispersal |
| Vicariant events result in three categories of disjunction | – Geomorphologic – Climatic – Evolutionary |
| There are two kinds of geomorphologic disjunction | – Continental drift (land/sea barrier). – Land bridges |
| Dispersal is a form of geographical range expansion which could occur in three ways. | – Jump dispersal – Diffusion – Secular |
| Four types of endemism are recognized based on the causes/origin of endemism. | – Paleoendemics – Insular endemics – Neoendemics – Ecological endemics |