How could parasitism by wasps and feeding by birds result in a higher percentage of galls of medium

size rather than small or large galls, or an even percentage of all sizes of galls, made by a gall-making
fly?



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If wasps preferentially parasitize fly larvae in small galls and birds preferentially eat fly larvae in large
galls, stabilizing selection favors medium-sized galls. That is, the opposing forces of directional
selection for small or large galls creates selection for the gall-making fly to make a higher percentage
of medium sized galls.

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