There is a fish species that lives in a lake. As the fish population grows, competition for  food increases and a group of fish locates a new food source at a different depth in the  lake. Over time, two populations with distinct morphologies that allow them to eat  various food sources begins to occur in the lake. Which type of speciation (allopatric or  sympatric) will mostly likely occur? Why?

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There is a fish species that lives in a lake. As the fish population grows, competition for  food increases and a group of fish locates a new food source at a different depth in the  lake. Over time, two populations with distinct morphologies that allow them to eat  various food sources begins to occur in the lake. Which type of speciation (allopatric or  sympatric) will mostly likely occur? Why? 

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A population is the collection of all individuals of the same species located in a particular area at a particular time. The growth of the population depends on several factors that can be external or internal. Depending on the growth of the population the competition between different individuals of the same species in a population increases or decreases.

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