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ring species

series of neighboring populations, each of which can interbreed with closely sited populations, but for which the 2 end populations in the series are too distantly related to interbreed, despite potential gene flow between each linked population
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ring species

Summary

ring species ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (194 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • ring species's image is recorded as Ring Species (gene flow around a barrier).png[2].
  • ring species's image is recorded as Ensatina eschscholtzii ring species.jpg[3].
  • ring species's subclass of is recorded as species[4].
  • ring species's Commons category is recorded as Ring species[5].
  • ring species's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03w9_w[6].
  • ring species's facet of is recorded as biological species concept[7].
  • ring species's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as ringart[8].
  • ring species's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 49613835[9].

Why It Matters

ring species ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (194 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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