There are two color morphs in boomer foxes (not a real species), red and gray. Both tend to have a single litter of 4 pups, and there is little difference in pup mortality or reproductive success between the two morphs. Red morphs tend to have their litter in their second year, and most die before 5 years old. Gray morphs tend to have their litter in their third year and most live to 10 years old. Given this information which of the following statements below is correct? Group of answer choices Gray morphs and red morphs have same relative fitness Given that the gray morphs live twice as long as the red morphs their fitness is greater Since red morphs reproduce first their fitness is greater than gray morphs Since gray morphs delay reproduction their pups are fatter

There are two color morphs in boomer foxes (not a real species), red and gray. Both tend to have a single litter of 4 pups, and there is little difference in pup mortality or reproductive success between the two morphs. Red morphs tend to have their litter in their second year, and most die before 5 years old. Gray morphs tend to have their litter in their third year and most live to 10 years old. Given this information which of the following statements below is correct? Group of answer choices Gray morphs and red morphs have same relative fitness Given that the gray morphs live twice as long as the red morphs their fitness is greater Since red morphs reproduce first their fitness is greater than gray morphs Since gray morphs delay reproduction their pups are fatter

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Chapter7: Healthcare Statistics And Research Methods

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