Question: Question 6 (2 Points) A Population Of Lizards Is Observed In Which Females Preferentially Mate With Males With A Larger Number Of Dark Spots On Their Body, But Not Males With More Total Pigment If They Have Fewer Spots. From Physiological Data We Know That Producing This Dark Pigment Is Energetically Expensive. From Comparative Data We Know That Closely …

Question 6 (2 points) A population of lizards is observed in which females preferentially mate with males with a larger number of dark spots on their body, but not males with more total pigment if they have fewer spots. From physiological data we know that producing this dark pigment is energetically expensive. From comparative data we know that closely related species of lizards have males with fewer spots. This evidence provides the strongest argument AGAINST which of the following hypotheses for the evolution of female choice in these lizards? Good genes Hybridization avoidance Direct benefit Handicap principle Pre-existing bias