PREMATING ISOLATION


Premating isolation prevents mating from taking place. For
example, impenetrable barriers, such as rivers or mountain ranges,
may separate subpopulations. Other forms of premating isolation
are more subtle. If courtship behavior patterns of two animals are
not mutually appropriate, mating does not occur. Similarly, individuals
with different breeding periods or that occupy different
habitats are unable to breed with each other.

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