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Which of the following is the most prevalent immediate cause of extinction?
Sexual Selection
A type of natural selection that arises through preference by one sex for certain characteristics in individuals of the other sex.
Reproductive Success
The passing of genes onto the next generation in a way that they too can pass those genes on, a crucial component of natural selection and evolutionary fitness.
Direct Food Benefit
Direct Food Benefit refers to the immediate advantage obtained from consuming food, including nutritional intake necessary for survival, growth, and health maintenance.
Sexual Cannibalism
A behavior in which one mating partner (typically the female) consumes the other after or during mating.
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