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Garrulous

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Most Swiss starlings produce four to five eggs in each clutch. Starlings producing fewer, or more, than this have reduced fitness. Which of the following terms best describes this situation?
A) artificial selection
B) directional selection
C) stabilizing selection
D) disruptive selection
E) sexual selection


Hawke

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Reply #1 on: Jul 10, 2013
Hello

C is the answer.


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