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form of reproductive isolation
Ethological (behavioral) isolation
Sexual attraction between males and females of a given species may be weak or absent. In most animal species, members of the two sexes must first search for each other and come together. Complex courtship rituals then take place, with the male often taking the initiative and the female responding. This in turn generates additional actions by the male and responses by the female, and eventually...