If the apple and haw flies no longer interbreed due to the different ripening times of apples and hawthorns, this would be an example of what kind of reproductive isolating mechanism?

A) temporal isolation
B) ecological isolation
C) gametic isolation
D) mechanical isolation
E) behavioral isolation


Answer: A

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