The percentage of different colored water boatmen (an aquatic insect) eaten by fish were graphed relative to the frequency of that color in different populations. Based on the graph, what conclusion can you draw?
A. Rare phenotypes will survive better due to positive-frequency selection.
B. Common phenotypes will survive better due to negative-frequency selection.
C. Common phenotypes will survive better due to positive-frequency selection.
D. Rare phenotypes will survive better due to negative-frequency selection.
Answer: D
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