Researcher measured the snout-to-vent (mouth to anus) length…
Researcher measured the snout-to-vent (mouth to anus) length of Galápagos marine iguanas and observed the percent survival of different-sized animals, all of the same age. The graph shows the log snout-vent length (SVL, a measure of overall body size) plotted against the percent survival of these different size classes for males and females. Examine following figure/graph. What type of selection for body size appears to be occurring in these marine iguanas?
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In Africa and other parts of the world, malaria parasites can cause deadly illness. There are high frequencies of the sickle cell allele in areas where malaria is more prevalent, suggesting that sickle cell allele produces a resistance to the malaria infection. Which sickle cell trait genotype has the HIGHEST biological fitness in Africa?
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