Suppose one rodent species prefers to live on the beach and a closely related species prefers to live on higher ground.Although each species has the capacity to move to the other location,they remain in their locations,and therefore they do not mate with one another.These species thus exhibit _______ isolation.

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The fact that each species prefers a different habitat and does not move to the other's location indicates that they exhibit habitat isolation, also known as ecological isolation. This is a type of prezygotic isolation, meaning that individuals from these two species do not even attempt to mate with one another due to differences in their preferred habitats.

Suppose One Rodent Species Prefers to Live on the Beach