You Are Observing a New Species from the Amazon Rain

question 424

Multiple Choice

You are observing a new species from the Amazon rain forest. It would appear that the females spend more time looking after the offspring than the males. According to Trivers' theory regarding mating systems, you should expect that

• A)the females will be much more discriminating when choosing a mate
• B)the males will be much more discriminating in choosing a mate
• C)the females will have more mates than the males
• D)the females will be larger than the males
• E)there would be an overall low level of parental investment

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