Use the Following Information When Answering the Corresponding Questions)

question 8

Multiple Choice

Use the following information when answering the corresponding questions) .
In 1983, a population of dark- eyed junco birds became established on the campus of the University of California, San Diego UCSD) , which is located many miles from the junco's normal habitat in the mixed- coniferous temperate forests in the mountains. Juncos have white outer tail feathers that the males display during aggressive interactions and during courtship displays. Males with more white in their tail are more likely to win aggressive interactions, and females prefer to mate with males with more white in their tails. Females have less white in their tails than males, and display it less often. Pamela J. Yeh. 2004. Rapid evolution of a sexually selected trait following population establishment in a novel habitat. Evolution 58[1]:166- 74.)
-The UCSD campus male junco population tails were, on average, 36% white, whereas the tails of males from nearby mountain populations averaged 40-45% white. If this observed trait difference were due to a difference in the original colonizing population, it would be due to

• A) a genetic bottleneck.
• B) sexual selection.
• C) sexual dimorphism.
• D) disruptive selection.
• E) founder effect.

Analyze the effect of a project's incremental cash flows on its overall feasibility.

Understand the impact of income taxes on project cash flows and profitability.

Calculate the total cash flow net of income taxes for a given project year.

Apply the concept of discounting to evaluate the present value of future cash flows.

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