The mating ritual of the blue-footed boobies in the Galapagos Islands includes a complex dance. The birds will not mate with other birds that do not know the dance. This is an example of ________

A) reproductive isolation
B) mechanical isolation
C) behavioral isolation
D) structural isolation
E) geographic isolation


Answer: C

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