When Imbalances Occur in the Sex Ratio of Sexual Species

Multiple Choice

When imbalances occur in the sex ratio of sexual species that have two sexes (i.e., other than a 50:50 ratio) , the members of the minority sex often receive a greater proportion of care and resources from parents than do the offspring of the majority sex. This is most clearly an example of

A) sexual selection.
B) disruptive selection.
C) balancing selection.
D) stabilizing selection.
E) frequency-dependent selection.