The Color of Throats of Males in a Population of Side-Blotched

question 17

Multiple Choice

The color of throats of males in a population of side-blotched lizards is determined by ________.

• A) ambient temperature: blue = cold; orange = normal; yellow = hot
• B) stage of development/maturity
• C) their receptiveness to mate
• D) the success of the mating behavior of each of the throat-color phenotypes

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