Refer to the Figure

question 9

Multiple Choice

Refer to the figure.
If natural gape coloring is hereditary, this experiment was most likely to test the prediction that

• A) parents preferentially feed offspring with bright red mouths because they are investing in nestlings of high reproductive value.
• B) parents preferentially feed offspring with bright red mouths because they use this as signature to recognize the chicks as their own.
• C) parents in low quality habitats preferentially feed red-mouthed male offspring because they are more likely to disperse.
• D) parents preferentially feed older offspring with more developed red mouths in order to facilitate facultative siblicide.

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