Definitions for zoogeography
ˌzoʊ ə dʒiˈɒg rə fizoo·geog·ra·phy

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1. zoogeographynoun

   The scientific study of the geographical distribution of animal species.

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1. Zoogeography

   Zoogeography is the branch of the science of biogeography that is concerned with geographic distribution (present and past) of animal species.As a multifaceted field of study, zoogeography incorporates methods of molecular biology, genetics, morphology, phylogenetics, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to delineate evolutionary events within defined regions of study around the globe. Once proposed by Alfred Russel Wallace, known to be the father of zoogeography, phylogenetic affinities can be quantified among zoogeographic regions, further elucidating the phenomena surrounding geographic distributions of organisms and explaining evolutionary relationships of taxa.Advancements in molecular biology and theory of evolution within zoological research has unraveled questions concerning speciation events and has expanded phylogenic relationships amongst taxa. Integration of phylogenetics with GIS provides a means for communicating evolutionary origins through cartographic design. Related research linking phylogenetics and GIS has been conducted in areas of the southern Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Pacific Oceans. Recent innovations in DNA bar-coding, for example, have allowed for explanations of phylogenetic relationships within two families of marine venomous fishes, scorpaenidae and tetraodontidae, residing in the Andaman Sea. Continued efforts to understand species evolutionary divergence articulated in the geologic time scale based on fossil records for killifish (Aphanius and Aphanolebias) in locales of the Mediterranean and Paratethys areas revealed climatological influences during the Miocene Further development of research within zoogeography has expanded upon knowledge of the productivity of South Atlantic ocean regions and distribution of organisms in analogous regions, providing both ecological and geographic data to supply a framework for the taxonomic relationships and evolutionary branching of benthic polychaetes.Modern-day zoogeography also places a reliance on GIS to integrate a more precise understanding and predictive model of the past, current, and future population dynamics of animal species both on land and in the ocean. Through employment of GIS technology, linkages between abiotic factors of habitat such as topography, latitude, longitude, temperatures, and sea level can serve to explain the distribution of species populations through geologic time. Understanding correlations of habitat formation and the migration patterns of organisms at an ecological level allows for explanations of speciation events that may have arisen due to physical geographic isolation events or the incorporation of new refugia to survive unfavorable environmental conditions

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Zoogeographynoun

   the study or description of the geographical distribution of animals

2. Etymology: [Zoo- + geography.]

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1. Zoogeography

   Zoogeography is the branch of the science of biogeography that is concerned with the geographic distribution of animal species.

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1. Zoogeography

   zō-ō-jē-og′ra-fi, n. the science of the distribution of animals on the surface of the globe, faunal geography.—n. Zoogeog′rapher, a student of faunal geography.—adjs. Zoogeograph′ic, -al. [Gr. zōon, an animal, geography.]

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   The numerical value of zoogeography in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

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   The numerical value of zoogeography in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Zoogeography
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoogeography
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zoogeography
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=zoogeography
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=zoogeography