If the Sex Ratio in a Population Is Significantly Different

question 22

Multiple Choice

If the sex ratio in a population is significantly different from 50:50, then which of the following statements will always be accurate?

• A) The population will enter the extinction vortex.
• B) The genetic variation in the population will increase over time.
• C) Modeling of the minimum viable population size will underestimate the actual population size.
• D) The effective population size will be less than the actual population size.

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