Poaching is the illegal hunting or capturing of wild animals. Both male and female African elephants have tusks that are a significant source of ivory used for ornaments and jewelry.Assuming that the size of the tusks is heritable, which of the following is the most likely long-term effect of poachers targeting African elephants with large tusks?AAn increase in average tusk size because of the need to provide more ivory for the poaching huntersA decrease in average tusk size because elephants with large tusks are less likely to survive to reproduceCAn increase in average tusk size to provide the elephants with a defensive mechanism against poachersDA decrease in average tusk size to reduce the energy investment in the tusks

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Poaching is the illegal hunting or capturing of wild animals. Both male and female African elephants have tusks that are a significant source of ivory used for ornaments and jewelry. Assuming that the size of the tusks is heritable, which of the following is the most likely long-term effect of poachers targeting African elephants with large tusks? An increase in average tusk size because of the need to provide more ivory for the poaching hunters B A decrease in average tusk size because elephants with large tusks are less likely to survive to reproduce An increase in average tusk size to provide the elephants with a defensive mechanism against poachers D A decrease in average tusk size to reduce the energy investment in the tusks

Poaching is the illegal hunting or capturing of wild animals. Both male and female African elephants have tusks that are a significant source of ivory used for ornaments and jewelry. Assuming that the size of the tusks is heritable, which of the following is the most likely long-term effect of poachers targeting African elephants with large tusks? An increase in average tusk size because of the need to provide more ivory for the poaching hunters B A decrease in average tusk size because elephants with large tusks are less likely to survive to reproduce An increase in average tusk size to provide the elephants with a defensive mechanism against poachers D A decrease in average tusk size to reduce the energy investment in the tusks

Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter16: Population Ecology

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