Type |
Characteristics |
Prezygotic |
Before a zygote has formed |
Ecological |
Differences in habitat; individuals do not meet |
Temporal |
Reproduction takes place at different times |
Mechanical |
Anatomical differences prevent copulation |
Behavioral |
Differences in mating behavior prevent mating |
Gametic |
Gametes incompatible or not attracted to each other |
Postzygotic |
After a zygote has formed |
Hybrid inviability |
Hybrid zygote does not survive to reproduction |
Hybrid sterility |
Hybrid is sterile |
Hybrid breakdown |
F1 hybrids are viable and fertile, but F2 are inviable or sterile |