A prezygotic reproductive barrier is a mechanism that prevents fertilization from occurring. … Behavioral isolation is a type of prezygotic barrier in which species are reproductively isolated because individuals in one species reject individuals of another species as possible mates.

What is Prezygotic and postzygotic?

There are two main categories of reproductive isolation: prezygotic and postzygotic. Prezygotic isolation occurs before the formation of a zygote can take place. … Postzygotic isolation occurs after members of two different species have mated and produced a zygote. The offspring of such a mating is called a hybrid.

What is an example of Prezygotic?

Prezygotic barriers: Anything that prevents mating and fertilization is a prezygotic mechanism. Habitat isolation, behavioral isolation, temporal isolation, mechanical isolation and gametic isolation are all examples of prezygotic isolating mechanisms.