Question

In a population of birds, brightly colored males and very dull males survive best. Which type of selection is this, and what is most likely true about the proportion of males of intermediate coloring?

Answer 1

Answer:

Stabilizing selection

Explanation:

Stabilizing selection may be defined as the type of a natural selection where the genetic diversity decreases and the population mean stabilizes on the particular value. It occurs to the individual trait when an extreme of the trait are selected against.

In birds, the bright color males attract more mates for survival but they also attract more predators. Over generation, the highest frequency color is for the intermediate coloring males.