Label disruptive, directional, stabilizing, or frequency dependent selection: An arctic habitat has been[warming quickly for the past 40[ Choose ]years, causing the largestindividuals in an arctic foxpopulation to have lower fitness.A beetle species lives in a patchyleaf litter habitat composed of[ Choose ]brown and green leaves. Greenbeetles are more camouflaged(therefore less likely to be eatenby birds) on green leaves andbrown beetles are camouflagedon brown leaves. Intermediatecolors stick out on both leafcolors.A species of songbird lays 3-4Stabilizing Selectioneggs every mating season. Withfewer eggs, it is unlikely thatwill survive to adulthood (due toanypredation, illness, etc), and withmore eggs, it is unlikely that theparents will be able to feed all ofthe hatchlings.An orchid species contains bothred-flowered and yellow-[ Choose ]flowered plants. Bee pollinatorsprefer to visit plants with therarer flower color, resulting inhigher seed production for thoseplants.

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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter43: Animal Behavior

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