Aydin, The definition below is taken from the Biology terms section of the Science Dictionary - Scientific Definitions ©2003 -2004. http://www.sciencedictionary.org/biology-term-details/Syntopic Syntopic: Relating to or displaying conditions as they exist simultaneously over a broad area, as of the atmosphere or weather. Rich ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ www.worldwideconchology.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Original Message: ----------------- From: aydin [log in to unmask] Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 15:43:36 -0500 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: syntopic vs sympatric What exactly is the difference between the terms syntopic & sympatric? I have searched for the answer on the Internet, but got confusing results. Surprisingly, Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary doesn't even have the word syntopic. Aydin ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------