Though males have low parental investment, why might promiscuity not be their best reproductive strategy?
A. Males who abandon their offspring put them at greater risk, decreasing the number of healthy offspring they produce.
B. Promiscuous males have shorter windows of fertility, and thus produce fewer offspring.
C. Promiscuity produces greater genetic drift, reducing the number of offspring.
D. Promiscuity is sexually selected for.
Answer: A
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