Q: The northern spotted owl and the mexican spotted owl inhabit geographically separate locations with different climates and ecosystems. the owl is an example of?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

Figure 18.12 The northern spotted owl and the Mexican spotted owl inhabit geographically separate locations with different climates and ecosystems. The owl is an example of allopatric speciation. (credit "northern spotted owl": modification of work by John and Karen Hollingsworth; credit "Mexican spotted owl": modification of work by Bill Radke).

 Choices:

- parallel evolution

- biodiversity

- symbiotic species

- allopatric speciation


A:
allopatric speciation