Sure is. How can one mate if an ecological barrier is erected between two biological species? Even something as simple as the time of day can be a barrier to mating.
Geographic IsolationSpeciation in the Galápagos finches occurred by founding of new populations, geographic isolation, gene pool changes, reproductive isolation, and ecological competition.
Hiding
The Cockle releases a poisonous chemical as a defense mechanism against predators. It is not known to be harmful to humans.
Fear.
static in the system
There are two types: prezygotic and postzygotic. Prezygotic barriers prevent mating from even happening. If mating does occur, postzygotic barriers reduce the chances that an offspring will survive before being born. One prezygotic reproductive barrier is mechanical isolation.
prezygotic or postzygotic
Geographic IsolationSpeciation in the Galápagos finches occurred by founding of new populations, geographic isolation, gene pool changes, reproductive isolation, and ecological competition.
Prezygotic, of course. Unless the behavior was to expel unwanted sperm or something like that. Generally the mating behaviors prevent ( pre ) any zygotes from having any possibility of being formed.
The behavior isolation is the reproductive isolating mechanism that is primarily restricted to animals. In behavioral isolation, animals have unique courtship rituals such as mating dances and breeding calls.
The reproductive isolating mechanism that is mostly restricted to animals is behavioral. Reproductive isolation is also referred to as hybridization barriers.
Geographic IsolationSpeciation in the Galápagos finches occurred by founding of new populations, geographic isolation, gene pool changes, reproductive isolation, and ecological competition.
Mechanical reproductive isolating mechanism
Intrinsic mechanism is defined as an obstacle to interbreeding. Examples of intrinsic isolating mechanism includes behavioral and structural incompatibility. An example of extrinsic is geographical barrier.
Intrinsic mechanism is defined as an obstacle to interbreeding. Examples of intrinsic isolating mechanism includes behavioral and structural incompatibility. An example of extrinsic is geographical barrier.
Geographical isolation is not a cause of speciation in an asexually reproducing organism because the population is self-pollinating and would be less prone to the factors which results from geographical isolation.
The form of reproductive isolation that is practiced by different species of butterflies is sexual isolation by conduct. This means that the pattern of flashing lights that the male firefly exhibits is specific to that species, and a variation will cause a female firefly to ignore them.