A Peacock Is Significantly More Colorful Than a Peahen and Has

question 36

Multiple Choice

A peacock is significantly more colorful than a peahen and has a much larger tail. These traits allow the peacock to attract a mate but also make the peacock more visible to predators. This is an example of

• A) runaway sexual selection.
• B) sexual conflict.
• C) the good health hypothesis.
• D) the good genes hypothesis.

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