The hundreds of species of Drosophila in Hawaii exhibit different mating rituals. This isolating mechanism is

A. prezygotic and temporal.
B. prezygotic and behavioral.
C. prezygotic and geographical.
D. prezygotic and ecological.
E. postzygotic and mechanical.


Answer: B

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