If You Build a Canal Linking a Predator-Rich Pond to a Predator-Poor

question 41

Multiple Choice

If you build a canal linking a predator-rich pond to a predator-poor pond,then what type of selection should subsequently be most expected among the mosquitofish in the original predator-rich pond,and what type should be most expected among the mosquitofish in the formerly predator-poor pond?

• A)stabilizing selection;directional selection
• B)stabilizing selection;stabilizing selection
• C)less-intense directional selection;more-intense directional selection
• D)less-intense disruptive selection;more-intense disruptive selection

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