Two species of iguana in the Galapagos share a common ancestor from the mainland of South America. The two species live on the same island, but differ in the timing of their breeding seasons. This is an example of a ____.     Hybrid breakdown     Mechanical isolation     Temporal isolation     Gametic isolation

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Two species of iguana in the Galapagos share a common ancestor from the mainland of South America. The two species live on the same island, but differ in the timing of their breeding seasons. This is an example of a ____.
   
Hybrid breakdown
   
Mechanical isolation
   
Temporal isolation
   
Gametic isolation
 
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