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

question 53

Multiple Choice

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

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

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