Which of the following ideas would follow from the Dobzhansky-Mayr theory of speciation?Geographic isolation happens before speciation.

Speciation is not related to changes in the environment.

Isolated populations evolve differences gradually as they adapt to the environment.

The origin of species happens through adaptation by natural selection.

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Which of the following ideas would follow from the Dobzhansky-Mayr theory of speciation?Geographic isolation happens before speciation.

Speciation is not related to changes in the environment.

Isolated populations evolve differences gradually as they adapt to the environment.

The origin of species happens through adaptation by natural selection.

anonymous · Answer

"Geographic isolation happens before speciation" is one of the asnwers

anonymous · Answer

All of them would apply except for the second one.  But Mayr was big on speciation happening as a result of (so following) isolation.