>If "syntopic" means "populations ...that ... are observable in close
>proximity and could thus interbreed." then what is the definition
>of "sympatric"? I guess I should get a copy of Tursch & read it.
Two species living together in the same habitat are sympatric. They
may not share the same microhabitat, but can readily meet in their
daily/nocturnal rounds.
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Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
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