Selection for the Ability to Successfully Compete with Members of Their

question 23

Multiple Choice

Selection for the ability to successfully compete with members of their own sex to mate with opposite sex is termed ________.

• A) mating selection
• B) competitive selection
• C) intrasexual selection
• D) intersexual selection

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