Elaborate Courtship Behavior in Animals, Such as with the Blue-Footed

question 40

Multiple Choice

Elaborate courtship behavior in animals, such as with the blue-footed boobies of the Galápagos Islands, is an example of which of the following reproductive barriers?

• A) behavioral isolation
• B) mechanical isolation
• C) temporal isolation
• D) postzygotic isolation
• E) hybrid sterility

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