Assuming these two groups of organisms (not any particular species) are COMPLETELY seperated, approximately how long until they develop into seperate species? When I say "seperate species," I mean that if an individual from each population were to mate, conceiving offspring would either be impossible, or the offspring would at least be disabled or infertile.
If the environments in which they live are similar (two tropical rain forests seperated by mountains or some such obstacle), will the development of seperate species take longer? What if the environments are different? (Forest and tundra?)
2007-02-15
09:09:55
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