Would you expect sexual selection to increase or decrease adaptation of a population to its environment? A. Consider male-male competition first. B. Then consider the different mechanism for the evolution of female preferences and their implications for adaptation to the environment? Explain your thinking.

Would you expect sexual selection to increase or decrease adaptation of a population to its environment? A. Consider male-male competition first. B. Then consider the different mechanism for the evolution of female preferences and their implications for adaptation to the environment? Explain your thinking.

BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)

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Author:STARR

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Chapter17: Processes Of Evolution

Section: Chapter Questions

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