A male firefly attempts to impress a female firefly for mating. The female does not recognize the pattern of light used by the male firefly and mating does not occur.

Behavioral isolation occurs when differences in courtship behaviors prevent two organisms from mating. The female does not recognize the male’s light pattern, so the fireflies do not mate. This is behavioral isolation, not geographic, anatomical, or temporal isolation.

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