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intralacustrine

intralacustrine adjective: occurring entirely within a certain lake. Usually applied to speciation.

Adjective

intralacustrine (not comparable)

  1. Occurring entirely within a certain lake. Usually applied to speciation.
    • 2016, Lucek, K., Kristjánsson, B. K., Skúlason S., & Seehausen O. Ecosystem size matters: the dimensionality of intralacustrine diversification in Icelandic stickleback is predicted by lake size. Ecology and Evolution, 6(15), 5256–5272

Origin of intralacustrine

From intra- + lacustrine.

Questions about intralacustrine

What does intralacustrine mean?
Intralacustrine means occurring entirely within a certain lake. Usually applied to speciation.
What part of speech is intralacustrine?
Intralacustrine is an adjective.

Words near intralacustrine in the dictionary

  1. intrajugular
  2. intrajunctional
  3. intrakinetochore
  4. intralaboratory
  5. intralabyrinthine
  6. intralacustrine
  7. intralake
  8. intralamellar
  9. intralaminar
  10. intralarval
  11. intralaryngeal

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