The immunocompetence-handicap hypothesis

A) Lends support to the sexual selection hypothesis, which states that males with the most elaborate displays provide an honest signal of good health.
B) Suggests that males with superior immunocompetance are the ones with the least elaborate displays but the longest lifespan.
C) Suggests that the immune system of males competes for resources with sexually selected elaborate displays, and those males with superior immunocompetence can withstand the costs of developing elaborate displays.
D) A and C


Answer: D

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