postisolation

English

Etymology

post- +‎ isolation.

Adjective

postisolation (not comparable)

  1. Occurring after a period of isolation.
    • 2009 February 6, Ana Carolina Carnaval et al., “Stability Predicts Genetic Diversity in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest Hotspot”, in Science‎, volume 323, number 5915, DOI:10.1126/science.1166955, pages 785-789:
      In this case, the HABC results infer long-term persistence of populations in isolated refugia for all three species, even when allowing for postisolation migration.
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