What Do These Data About the Offspring of Peacocks Tell

question 31

Multiple Choice

What do these data about the offspring of peacocks tell us about the good genes model of intersexual selection? B


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• A) Chicks from fathers with feathers with large eyespots weighed more and had better rates of survival, indicating that tail length and ornamentation are indicators of male genetic quality.
• B) Chicks from fathers with feathers with large eyespots weighed less and had lower rates of survival, indicating that tail length and ornamentation are indicators of male genetic quality.
• C) Chicks from fathers with feathers with large eyespots weighed more and had better rates of survival, indicating that tail length and ornamentation are indicators of female genetic quality.
• D) Chicks from fathers with feathers with large eyespots weighed less and had lower rates of survival, indicating that tail length and ornamentation are indicators of female genetic quality.

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