Males of different species of the fruit fly Drosophila that live in the same parts of the Hawaiian Islands have different elaborate courtship rituals. These rituals involve fighting other males and making stylized movements that attract females. What type of reproductive isolation does this represent?

behavioral isolation T/F

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Javon Neal

13 August, 19:20

Males of different species of the fruit fly Drosophila that live in the same parts of the Hawaiian Islands have different elaborate courtship rituals. These rituals involve fighting other males and making stylized movements that attract females. What type of reproductive isolation does this represent?

behavioral isolation T/F

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Behavioral isolation is a prezygiotic mechanism that occurs when two similar populations of a species that can interbreed evolve different behaviors that are unique and are not recognized by others. Behaviors such as courtship rituals is developed differently by each of the subpopulations, of which prevents one of the subpopulations from mating with the other, due to both species' inability to recognize each other's courtship rituals.