Elaborate courtship behavior in animals, such as with the blue-footed boobies of the Galápagos Islands, is an example of which of the following reproductive barriers?
A) behavioral isolation
B) mechanical isolation
C) temporal isolation
D) postzygotic isolation
E) hybrid sterility Because female blue-footed boobies reject mates that do not perform the correct courtship behavior, this is an example of a behavioral isolation mechanism.

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Elaborate courtship behavior, such as that exhibited by the blue-footed boobies, is an example of behavioral isolation, which is a prezygotic reproductive barrier that prevents members of different species from mating by affecting behavior. Other types of reproductive barriers include mechanical isolation, temporal isolation, postzygotic isolation, and hybrid sterility.

Elaborate Courtship Behavior in Animals, Such as with the Blue-Footed