A confused frog deposits its sperm onto a toad's eggs as they are being laid. No offspring develop because the frog's sperm are unable to penetrate the toad's egg. This is an example of

A. gametic isolation.
B. behavioral isolation.
C. mechanical isolation.
D. habitat isolation.
E. temporal isolation.


Answer: A

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