Song and bright colors make male birds conspicuous to predators. The large, gaudy tail of the peacock may be a hindrance in activities such as feeding and flight. Yet these features evolved because of:
a) sexual selection.
b) sex-differential survivorship.
c) kin selection.
d) reciprocal altruism.
e) artificial selection.
Ans: a) sexual selection
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