<span>Lakes and ponds are inland bodies of standing or slowly moving water. Although lakes and ponds cover only 2 percent of the world's land surface, they contain most of the world's fresh water. Individual lakes and ponds range in area from a few square meters to thousands of square kilometers. In general, ponds are smaller than lakes, though regional idiosyncrasies of naming abound—Henry David Thoreau's famous Walden Pond in Massachusetts has a surface area of 64 acres. Lakes and ponds are an important source of fresh water for human consumption and are inhabited by a diverse suite of organisms.</span>
The two species may experience divergent evolution due to the differences in the timing of breeding activity. Divergent evolution is associated with common ancestry.
<h3>Divergent evolution</h3>
Divergent evolution is an evolutionary process characterized by species that share a common ancestry and differentiate over time.
This type of evolutionary process (divergent evolution) is due to the different selection pressures on populations, thereby shaping evolution and speciation.
Divergent evolution may cause speciation due to the emergence of reproductive isolation barriers that hamper the mating between individuals in the population.
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