AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Behavioral isolation occurs when two populations that are capable of interbreeding develop differences in courtship rituals or other behaviors. Geographic isolation occurs when two populations are separated by geographic barriers such as rivers, mountains, or bodies of water.

Detailed explanation-2: -Behavioral isolation occurs when mismatches in mating traits (signals and/or preferences) prevent mating between two species/populations.

Detailed explanation-3: -Behavioral isolation occurs when the presence or absence of a specific behavior prevents reproduction from taking place. For example, male fireflies use specific light patterns to attract females.

Detailed explanation-4: -In allopatric speciation, groups from an ancestral population evolve into separate species due to a period of geographical separation. In sympatric speciation, groups from the same ancestral population evolve into separate species without any geographical separation.

Detailed explanation-5: -Behavioral isolation is reproductive isolation based on the behavior of species in the context of mating rituals and signals. Also known as ethological isolation, it occurs when two populations are capable of interbreeding, but don’t breed because of differences in their courtship rituals.