In the southwestern desert of the United States there are temporary ponds that form only after heavy summer rains. As a naturalist, you visit these ponds and notice that female frogs mate with males of their own species based only on their calls. The lack of mating between species would be an example of _____ and _____.

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Pre-zygotic isolation refers to barriers that prevent mating or fertilization between different species before the formation of a zygote. In this case, the female frogs mating only with males of their own species based only on their calls is an example of behavioral isolation, which is a type of pre-zygotic isolation. There is no mention of temporal separation or post-zygotic isolation in the scenario.

In the Southwestern Desert of the United States There Are