Question

In a population of birds, brightly colored males and very dull males survive best. Which type of selection is this, and what is most likely true about the proportion of males of intermediate coloring? (1 point)

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

This is an example of disruptive selection. In disruptive selection, individuals at the extreme ends of a trait distribution have higher fitness, while individuals with intermediate traits have lower fitness. Therefore, in this population of birds, the proportion of males with intermediate coloring is likely to decrease over time as the brightly colored and very dull males have higher survival rates.