Which of the Following Examples Does Not Support the Trivers-Willard

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following examples does not support the Trivers-Willard hypothesis?

• A) Gravid females of certain hymenoptera species can directly manipulate the sex of their offspring by fertilizing, or not, eggs before laying.
• B) Male sand gobies devour some offspring when density increases.
• C) Female Seychelles warblers adjust the balance of male and female chicks in broods.
• D) The bluestreak cleaner wrasse begins life as a female, but switches its sex to male when the benefits of being male outweigh those of being female.

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