When Tewsbury and Nabhan carried out feeding preference studies, they were testing their hypothesis that peppers are hot

A. to promote pollination of the peppers.
B. to deter seed destroyers without affecting dispersers.
C. to deter all animals from destroying the seeds.
D. for a reason unrelated to seed dispersal or destruction.
E. to promote dispersion when animals drop the hot fruit.


B. to deter seed destroyers without affecting dispersers.

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