What did Mayr's work on birds lead to?
Peripatric speciation
Sympatric speciation
Parapatric speciation
Quantum speciation
Answer
Peripatric speciation, a form of allopatric speciation, occurs when a small group of individuals becomes isolated from the main population and evolves independently. Mayr's work on birds, particularly his studies on the distribution and variation of bird species on islands, provided evidence for peripatric speciation. He observed that isolated populations often diverged from the mainland population, forming new species over time.
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