Question 10

(Multiple Choice)

In an area only 20 x 5 miles on Hawaii, 26 subspecies of land snail, Achatinella mustelina, have been recognized, each in a different valley separated from the others by mountain ridges. This supports the idea of


A) Allopatric speciation.
B) Sympatric speciation.
C) Balancing selection
D) Stabilizing selection.
E) Inbreeding.

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