According to the Handicap Principle, If an Honest Signal, the Perceived

question 61

Multiple Choice

According to the handicap principle, if an honest signal, the perceived advantage linked to the disadvantageous trait is

• A) directly beneficial to the female.
• B) genetically linked to the sexual trait.
• C) inherited by offspring.
• D) not inherited by offspring.

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