A Male Pheasant Performs a Courtship Display for a Female

question 40

Multiple Choice

A male pheasant performs a courtship display for a female pheasant from a different population. The female interprets the behavior as aggressive rather than amorous. This is an example of what type of reproductive isolation?

• A) mechanical
• B) temporal
• C) geographical
• D) behavioral

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