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A species of a hippo mates once a year every February 14. in the same community a different species of hippo mates a year in march and august. what is this a example of.

genetic isolation
temporal isolation
behavioral isolation
reproductive isolation

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It's actually temporal isolation

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The answer is ‘behavioral isolation’. It is a form of sympatric speciation - which occurs even when species live in the same habitat. In this case, the individuals in the population are isolated by differences in mating and probably different mating rituals.






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