geographic variation

collocation in English

meaningsofgeographicalandvariation

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geographical
adjective
uk
/ˌdʒi.əˈɡræf.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌdʒi.əˈɡræf.ɪ.kəl/
relating to geography, or to the geography of a particular area ...
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variation
noun
uk
/ˌveə.riˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌver.iˈeɪ.ʃən/
a change in amount ...
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Examplesofgeographic variation

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Interpretinggeographicvariationin life-history traits.
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Some allometric relationships also showedgeographicvariation.
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A new statistical approach togeographicvariationanalysis.
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The incidence of this condition is quite high, with a widegeographicvariation.
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Natural selection may act locally and lead to different patterns ofgeographicvariationin life history traits of polyphagous herbivores.
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Both traits showedgeographicvariationand strong non-linear clines with a sharp reduction in size in the tropics.
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There is no difference between the three kinds of inversion, which exhibit similar amounts ofgeographicvariation.
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However, in practice, there is much greatergeographicvariationin individual candidates' support than in parties' support.
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There is minorgeographicvariationin appearance, and there is significantgeographicvariationin behavior.
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Biologists have long been intrigued by the richness of tropical ecosystems, and the factors that may underliegeographicvariationin diversity.
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There is considerablegeographicvariation.
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A large amount of local and regionalgeographicvariationwas observed, and a simple interpretation is that some of the observed differences are maintained by selection.
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The existing rules cannot take account of thegeographicvariationin property values.
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The coloration and pattern showgeographicvariation.
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There is considerablegeographicvariationand three subspecies are recognized.
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There is very littlegeographicvariationin size.
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Geographicvariationin the jungle cat is quite considerable.
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The wildcat shows a high degree ofgeographicvariation.
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There is however considerablegeographicvariationin plumage.
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There seems to be littlegeographicvariationin maximum size.
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There is a fair amount ofgeographicvariation.
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Two questions are particularly important in our assessment: what is the impact and importance ofgeographicvariationin party support; what impact does the precise number of competing parties have?
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Additionally, nogeographicvariationin color has been studied, observed or documented.
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There is considerablegeographicvariationin the natural history of this species.
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There is muchgeographicvariationin size, proportions, color, and skull features.
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