Question

Question
Imagine two populations of penguins live in the same ecosystem. One population begins to exchange stones as a mating ritual while the other population begins to dance by shifting from one foot to the other. Individuals from each population will only mate with individuals that display the appropriate mating ritual. Which type of reproductive isolation mechanism does this scenario describe?(1 point)
Responses

Geographic Isolation
Geographic Isolation

Temporal Isolation
Temporal Isolation

Behavioral Isolation
Behavioral Isolation

Habitat Isolation
Habitat Isolation

Answer 1

Behavioral Isolation

Because the two groups use different mating behaviors (stone-exchange vs. foot-dancing) and only mate with those displaying the correct ritual, they are reproductively isolated by behavior.