A population of interbreeding birds has been split by a geological event after which the isolated part of the population started to evolve into an incipient species with different mating rituals. Due to a recent environmental change the two populations are now able to potentially mate again in what is called a hybrid zone. Mating does take place every now and then but the hybrid offspring appear less able to survive. As a consequence, mating rituals start to diverge even further. We call this process of continued divergence? O Fusion O Behavioral isolation Reinforcement O Postzygotic isolation O Stability

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A population of interbreeding birds has been split by a geological event after which the isolated part of the
population started to evolve into an incipient species with different mating rituals. Due to a recent environmental
change the two populations are now able to potentially mate again in what is called a hybrid zone. Mating does
take place every now and then but the hybrid offspring appear less able to survive. As a consequence, mating
rituals start to diverge even further. We call this process of continued divergence?
O Fusion
O Behavioral isolation
Reinforcement
O Postzygotic isolation
O Stability
Transcribed Image Text:A population of interbreeding birds has been split by a geological event after which the isolated part of the population started to evolve into an incipient species with different mating rituals. Due to a recent environmental change the two populations are now able to potentially mate again in what is called a hybrid zone. Mating does take place every now and then but the hybrid offspring appear less able to survive. As a consequence, mating rituals start to diverge even further. We call this process of continued divergence? O Fusion O Behavioral isolation Reinforcement O Postzygotic isolation O Stability
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