If the long, bright tail feathers of male birds of paradise are a sexually-selected trait, what could predict if we experimentally removed those feathers from a group of male birds of paradise?
A. The experimental male would attract fewer mates, and thus produce fewer offspring
B. The experimental males would die at a younger age, and thus produce fewer offspring
C. The experimental males would be basically unaffected
D. Both A and B would occur
Ans: A. The experimental male would attract fewer mates, and thus produce fewer offspring
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