What Was Darwin's Explanation for the Evolution of Bright Colors

question 86

Multiple Choice

What was Darwin's explanation for the evolution of bright colors and other apparently useless (and potentially deleterious) but conspicuous characters in males of many species?

• A) Sexual selection
• B) Genetic drift
• C) Stabilizing selection
• D) Disruptive selection
• E) Gene flow

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