In an Area in Europe Where the Fire-Bellied Toad Overlaps

question 152

Multiple Choice

In an area in Europe where the fire-bellied toad overlaps and breeds with the yellow-bellied toad, hybrid offspring-believed to have existed there for centuries-exhibit abnormalities such as misshapen mouths, fused vertebrae, and fewer than normal vertebrae.Hybrid survival is low compared with purebred individuals.This scenario illustrates the concept of

• A) prezygotic isolating mechanisms.
• B) habitat isolation.
• C) gametic isolation.
• D) postzygotic reproductive isolation.
• E) behavioral isolation.

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