How does natural selection favor an individual that can detect 'deceitful communicators' such as the yellow 'sneaker' male side-blotched lizard Uta stansburiana?
A) On average, the frequency of deceitful communicators will decrease.
B) On average, the frequency of deceitful communicators will increase.
C) The detector will incur less cost and gain an advantage over others unable to detect the deceit.
D) Natural selection does not operate in this way.
E) B and C
Answer: C) The detector will incur less cost and gain an advantage over others unable to detect the deceit.
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