Which of the following is the best description of sexual selection?   a. Sexual selection is the differential reproductive success due to variation in acquiring immunity from mates.       b. Sexual selection is the differential reproductive success due to variation in survival from social selection.       c. Sexual selection is the differential reproductive success due to variation in acquiring mates or mating success.       d. Sexual selection is the differential survival success due to variation in avoiding mates or mating success.

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Ecological adaptations

An ecological adaptation is any morphological, physiological, or behavioral trait of an organism that allows it to survive and reproduce in a habitat or ecosystem. Adaptation is a biological mechanism by which an organism gradually gets more acclimated to its surroundings.