Group Selection Is Not Typically Seen as an Evolutionarily Stable

question 46

Multiple Choice

Group selection is not typically seen as an evolutionarily stable strategy because:

• A)selfish behaviors are more likely to increase individual fitness.
• B)it cannot explain behaviors for species with solitary individuals.
• C)average relatedness is very low between individuals in a population, therefore individual fitness cannot increase.
• D)None of the answer options is correct.

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