Although their large and elaborate tail feathers make male peacocks more conspicuous to predators and hinder their ability to fly, female peacocks prefer bright colored tails in mates. What is this an example of?

EVOLUTION OF A POPULATION

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

A	Sexual Selection
B	Gene Flow
C	Genetic Drift
D	No Mutations

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Rounded breasts and large penises might have served as courtship signals indicative of health and fertility and, like the peacock’s tail, they may have been subject to runaway sexual selection.

Detailed explanation-2: -Different species have different courtship behaviors. One example is a peacock raising his tail feathers. The colorful peacock is trying to impress females of his species with his beautiful feathers. Another example of courtship behavior in birds is the blue-footed booby.

Detailed explanation-3: -The changing colors of a peacock feather are due to the change in angle of incident light, combined with a complex structure of indentations and plate-like layers called micro-lamellae.

Detailed explanation-4: -The peacock’s tail almost certainly reduces the male’s survival: the tail reduces maneuverability, powers of flight, and makes the bird more conspicuous; its growth must also impose an energetic cost.

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