A Reproductive Barrier That Prevents Interbreeding Because the Two Species

question 43

Multiple Choice

A reproductive barrier that prevents interbreeding because the two species mate during different times of the year is called an)

• A) hybrid sterility isolation.
• B) postzygotic isolating mechanism.
• C) F₂ fitness isolation.
• D) temporal isolation.
• E) behavioral isolation. Temporal isolation refers to a type of prezygotic isolating mechanism that prevents interbreeding when two species reproduce at different times of the year or during different times of day.

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