In Seedcracker Finches from Cameroon, Small- and Large-Billed Birds Specialize

question 53

Multiple Choice

In seedcracker finches from Cameroon, small- and large-billed birds specialize in cracking soft and hard seeds, respectively. If long-term climatic change resulted in all seeds becoming hard, what type of selection would then operate on the finch population?

• A)disruptive selection
• B)directional selection
• C)stabilizing selection
• D)sexual selection
• E)No selection would operate because the population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.

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