Dispersal vs. Vicariance

Dispersalnoun

The act or result of dispersing or scattering; dispersion.

Dispersalnoun

A dispersal prison.

Dispersalnoun

The act or result of dispersing or scattering; dispersion.

Dispersalnoun

the act of dispersing or diffusing something;

Vicariancenoun

(biology) The separation of a group of organisms by a geographic barrier, resulting in differentiation of the original group into new varieties or species.

Vicariancenoun

(geology) The geological event which produces such a barrier (volcano, earthquake, etc)

Vicariancenoun

The act of experiencing an event by proxy through an empathic link with the person who is experiencing the event firsthand.