How to Use biogeography in a Sentence

biogeography

noun
  • This is a story of biogeography as well as medicine and public health, and of the consequences of human travel and transport.
    National Geographic, 28 Jan. 2016
  • Modern biogeography---the study of the distribution of species---still relies heavily on the above map, despite the fact that it was drawn by the field's founder, Alfred Russel Wallace, in 1876.
    Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 27 Dec. 2012
  • Crutsinger also says drones can be useful for studying biogeography, or the distribution of species.
    Lauren Sigfusson, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2017
  • The pasar extrim speaks to Sulawesi’s striking biogeography.
    The Economist, 19 Apr. 2018
  • The result is a record of mountain biogeography from the beginning of the Industrial Revolution—a unique baseline for gauging the changes since then.
    Tim Appenzeller, Science | AAAS, 11 Sep. 2019
  • The experiment was designed to test the theory of island biogeography, which Wilson and his collaborator Robert MacArthur first described in the 1960s.
    Quanta Magazine, 24 Sep. 2014
  • The implications of this theory of island biogeography and other studies rippled outward to other fields of inquiry, and Wilson began making connections among a wide range of species.
    Patricia Sullivan, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Dec. 2021
  • The implications of this theory of island biogeography and other studies rippled outward to other fields of inquiry, and Dr. Wilson began making connections among a wide range of species.
    Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2021
  • By then, his earlier work on island biogeography was taking on a terrifying new importance.
    New York Times, 27 Dec. 2021
  • Helmus has exploited the rugged Anolis lizards to upend island biogeography theory.
    Quanta Magazine, 24 Sep. 2014
  • Overview of the history of discovery, taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of Majungasaurus crenatissimus from the late Cretaceous of Madagascar.
    Fox News, 3 Dec. 2019
  • Since smoke has likely been transporting microbes for millions of years, understanding this mechanism of transport can help us understand microbial biogeography and evolutionary diversity.
    Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 20 Dec. 2019

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