Isolating mechanism

Geographical isolation
• Geographic isolation is a term that refers
to a population of organisms that are
separated from exchanging genetic
material with other organisms of the same
species. Typically geographic isolation is
the result of an accident or coincidence.
It’s the separation by a physical barrier of
some sort.

• geographic isolation is a population

migrating to an island and becoming
separated from the mainland population.
This stops the gene flow between the
groups of organisms. Over time, the two
populations become reproductively
isolated and they evolve separately.
Ecological isolation
•  The separation of groups of
organisms as a result of
Land iguana
changes in their ecology or in
the environment in which they
live

• Ecological,
or habitat, isolation occurs
when two species that could
Marine iguana
interbreed do not because the
species live in different areas.
Seasonal (Temporal) isolation
• any variation in breeding
seasons that effectively keeps
two populations of organisms
from interbreeding

• occurs when two populations

reproduce at different times of
the day or in different seasons,
causing speciation to occur.
 certain species of crickets
will only mate with males
Behavioral isolation that produce a particular
mating song

• Behavioural isolation occurs when

populations of the same species begin
to develop different behaviours that
are not recognized or preferred by
members in another population. The
most common example
of behavioural differences is mating
calls.

• Behavioural isolation, when species'

mating rituals are different enough
from one another to prevent interest in
copulation
Mechanical isolation
• Mechanical isolation is a form
of reproductive isolation that
prevents two different species
from interbreeding with one
another.

• Mechanical isolation, when

physical differences between
two animals prevent mating.