Sparrows with average-sized wings survive severe storms better than those with longer or shorter wings, illustrating

A) the bottleneck effect.
B) stabilizing selection.
C) frequency-dependent selection.
D) neutral variation.
E) disruptive selection.


Ans: B) stabilizing selection.

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