Sentence examples for topographical isolation from inspiring English sources

Soon after Beehler and his colleagues arrived, it became obvious that nestled within the Foja Mountains' rugged and forbidding terrain was the topographical isolation necessary for new species to evolve and adapt to restricted niches.

Although a city, Sheffield is informally known as "the largest village in England", because of a combination of topographical isolation and demographic stability.

Rural sociologists documented early on how topographical relief and spatial isolation influence social organization, and how resulting social relations affect the development of sociability (Field and Luloff 2002).

Selection differences caused by diverse ecological and climatic conditions, and isolation resulting from complex topographical features likely resulted in these high levels of biological diversity (e.g. Graham et al. 2004; Chaves et al. 2007).

In addition, we also found a significant link between topographical complexity and mesemb diversity, suggesting a role of allopatry in promoting reproductive isolation in this rapidly radiating clade.

His map becomes topographical.

Not literary influences — topographical ones.

Topographical maps favor the Democrats.

The state offers much topographical diversity.

No painting is ever innocently topographical.

He studied it like a topographical map.