Which of the following best describes a characteristic of intersexual selection?
a. the tendency to view close relatives as unattractive
b. ensuring species continuation via heterosexual behavior
c. having characteristics that are likely to attract a mate of the opposite sex
d. choosing a mate with genetic diversity
Question 2
On a field assignment with her students, Professor Miller observes two male elephant seals engaged in a fierce battle. She explains to her students that they are fighting for mating control of the female harem, a process termed ____.
a. intersexual selection
b. intrasexual selection
c. sexual fitness
d. sexual adaptation
Diagram of a flagellate stramenopile cell, showing characteristic flagellar hairs.
Hartmann's mountain zebra resting, showing its characteristic essentially unbarred belly
Coefficients of relatedness: How kin selection works.
Central Tendency in Skewed Distributions
A Receiver-Operating-Characteristic (ROC) Curve
The hand on the right exhibits the orange-tinged skin characteristic of carotenodermia