Andrew P Hendry and Colleagues Discovered That Galápagos Ground Finches with with Small

question 83

Multiple Choice

Andrew P. Hendry and colleagues discovered that Galápagos ground finches with small bills and ground finches with large bills were more common and had higher fitness than birds with bills of intermediate size, a demonstration of ____ selection.

• A) disruptive
• B) directional
• C) stabilizing
• D) sexual
• E) artificial

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