Hunters waiting to kill "prize bucks" over smaller white-tailed deer can possibly change allele frequencies of the deer population. If smaller deer are speared this could lead to

A. no adverse effects on the white-tailed deer species.
B. a founder effect, from hunting, will allow small groups of larger white-tailed deer to establish habitats away from human populations.
C. directional selection for smaller white-tailed deer will result in fewer "prize bucks."
D. natural selection of deer with large antlers.
E. a bottleneck effect, from hunting, that will cause extinction of the white-tailed deer.


C. directional selection for smaller white-tailed deer will result in fewer "prize bucks."

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