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. 2010 Jun 21;1(3):176–191. doi: 10.4161/self.1.3.12736

Table 1.

Reproductive barriers in vertebrates

(A) Before copulation
visual
auditory
olfactory
(B) During copulation
optimal complementarity between male and female sexual organs
(C) After copulation
before oocyte fertilization
during sperm—oocyte interaction
after oocyte fertilization, but before zygote formation
after zygote formation