Principles of Biology
Principles of Biology
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 19.4, Problem 4CC
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Define intersexual or intrasexual selection and find selection if male birds sing louder courtship song.

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Intrasexual selection members of one sex, like males, directly compete with each other for the opportunity to mate with individuals of the opposite sex where intersexual selection only females can select its mate based on particular features like a peacock tail.

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