Question 71

(Multiple Choice)

The next few questions refer to the following description.
On the Bahamian island of Andros,mosquitofish populations live in various,now-isolated,freshwater ponds that were once united.Currently,some predator-rich ponds have mosquitofish that can swim in short,fast bursts; other predator-poor ponds have mosquitofish that can swim continuously for a long time.When placed together in the same body of water,the two kinds of female mosquitofish exhibit exclusive breeding preferences.
-If one builds a canal linking a predator-rich pond to a predator-poor pond,then what type(s)of selection should subsequently be most expected among the mosquitofish in the original predator-rich pond,and what type(s)should be most expected among the mosquitofish in the formerly predator-poor pond?


A)stabilizing selection; directional selection
B)stabilizing selection; stabilizing selection
C)less-intense directional selection; more-intense directional selection
D)less-intense disruptive selection; more-intense disruptive selection

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