This scenario describes Behavioral Isolation. In this case, the two penguin populations exhibit different courtship behaviors (stone exchange vs. dancing) and will only mate with individuals that display their respective rituals. This leads to reproductive isolation based on differing behaviors.
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)
• Behavioral Isolation
• Temporal Isolation
• Geographic Isolation
• Habitat Isolation
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