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An example of natural selection is the tail of a male peacock. The females of the species choose mates based on the colors of the males’ tail feathers. If females begin using different criteria than feather color when they choose mates, what would most likely happen to the tails of peacocks over time?


Aincreased variation in tail feather color because the selection pressure has been relieved
Bincreased variation in tail feather color because the peacocks try different ways to impress the females
Cdecreased variation in tail feather color because no form of the trait is advantageous
Ddecreased variation in tail feather color because the only reason for variation was selection pressure