postmating isolation
Technical term in biology for reproductive isolation that occurs after mating, such as gametic incompatibility or hybrid inviability. Compare with 生殖的隔離 (reproductive isolation).
See also: 生殖的隔離
Postmating isolation plays an important role in speciation.
生殖的隔離 is the broader term for reproductive isolation, which includes both pre-mating and post-mating mechanisms. 交配後隔離 specifically refers to the post-mating component.
Compound of 交配 (mating), 後 (after), and 隔離 (isolation). A direct calque of the English term 'postmating isolation'.