For 10 points, name this biological process, in which populations become reproductively isolated and diverge, leading to the formation of new species.
Founder-flush models of this phenomenon propose that it may result from repeated bottlenecks. Changes of ploidy in plants can cause this process due to the frequent sterility of the resulting offspring. The(*) sympatric version of this phenomena occurs between populations in the same region, and punctuated equilibria are a sign of the allopatric variety of this process in the fossil record. For 10 points, name this biological process, in which populations become reproductively isolated and diverge, leading to the formation of new species.
Founder-flush models of this phenomenon propose that it may result from repeated bottlenecks.
{Speciation} [accept equivalents like “{forming new species}” before “formation”, prompt on “{evolution}”, prompt on “{cladogenesis}” before mentioned, prompt on “{reproductive isolation}” before mentioned]