Divergent evolution
ACCUMULATION OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CLOSELY RELATED SPECIES POPULATIONS, LEADING TO SPECIATION
Evolutionary divergence; Divergence (biology); Divergent species; Divergent evolution in animals; Divergent Evolution in Animals; Divergent selection; Evolutionarily diverged
Divergent evolution or divergent selection is the accumulation of differences between closely related populations within a species, leading to speciation. Divergent evolution is typically exhibited when two populations become separated by a geographic barrier (such as in allopatric or peripatric speciation) and experience different selective pressures that drive adaptations to their new environment.