Consider your answers to the questions above and apply them to the data assessment for the...

 

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Consider your answers to the questions above and apply them to the data assessment for the original question prompt. Reflect on whether each answer is consistent relative to Zahavi's Handicap Hypothesis using the data to support your conclusions. 'Dr. Sulman is evaluating female choice in the pout fish species. Pout fish are highly sexually dimorphic with dull females and males with extreme features. Male pout fish have long fins that make swimming challenging, a vibrant yellow patch on their side, and a bright red head stripe, both of which make them stand out to predators. Dr. Sulman assesses female choice for each male characteristic by correlating each characteristic with the number of active nests (NAN) in a male's territory (her measure of male fitness). Use the data in the table below to determine which characteristic females use to select mates. P-values below 0.05 are considered significant. Male Characteristic Correlation with NAN P-value Fin length (cm) -0.42 0.02 Yellow patch area (cm) 0.34 0.04 Red stripe length (cm) 0.04 0.26 Females ore selecting mates based on fin length Females are selecting mates based on yellow patch area. Females are selecting mates based on red stripe length There is evidence that females are using more than one characteristic to select their mates Consider your answers to the questions above and apply them to the data assessment for the original question prompt. Reflect on whether each answer is consistent relative to Zahavi's Handicap Hypothesis using the data to support your conclusions. 'Dr. Sulman is evaluating female choice in the pout fish species. Pout fish are highly sexually dimorphic with dull females and males with extreme features. Male pout fish have long fins that make swimming challenging, a vibrant yellow patch on their side, and a bright red head stripe, both of which make them stand out to predators. Dr. Sulman assesses female choice for each male characteristic by correlating each characteristic with the number of active nests (NAN) in a male's territory (her measure of male fitness). Use the data in the table below to determine which characteristic females use to select mates. P-values below 0.05 are considered significant. Male Characteristic Correlation with NAN P-value Fin length (cm) -0.42 0.02 Yellow patch area (cm) 0.34 0.04 Red stripe length (cm) 0.04 0.26 Females ore selecting mates based on fin length Females are selecting mates based on yellow patch area. Females are selecting mates based on red stripe length There is evidence that females are using more than one characteristic to select their mates

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