vicariance
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
vicariance (countable and uncountable, plural vicariances)
- (biology) The separation of a group of organisms by a geographic barrier, resulting in differentiation of the original group into new varieties or species.
- 2018 May 17, Hanneke Meijer, The Guardian[1]:
- Such an old origin for parts of Sulawesi would explain its unique biota and high species richness; species would have rafted along on these fragments from worlds since long lost (a process known as vicariance).
- (geology) The geological event which produces such a barrier (volcano, earthquake, etc)
- (psychology, colloquial) The act of experiencing an event by proxy through an empathic link with the person who is experiencing the event firsthand.
Related terms edit
References edit
- “vicariance”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
vicariance on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - “vicariance”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
French edit
Noun edit
vicariance f (plural vicariances)
Further reading edit
- “vicariance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.