vicariance

vicariance
vi·car·i·ance (vī-kârʹē-əns, -kărʹ-, vĭ-) n. Biology
The separation or division of a group of organisms by a geographic barrier, such as a mountain or a body of water, resulting in differentiation of the original group into new varieties or species.
  [From vicariant, from Latin vicārius, vicarious. See vicarious.]   vi·carʹi·ant adj. & n.

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