An island is on the migration route of sea birds.This island also has abundant tree nesting birds that live on the island permanently and are not found on any other island.The tree nesting birds are more likely than the sea birds to be in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium because:
A)of high immigration in the sea bird population.
B)the sea bird population is larger.
C)there are fewer mutations in the sea birds.
D)mating is random in the tree nesting birds.
E)natural selection is stronger in the tree nesting birds.

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The sea birds experience high immigration, which introduces new alleles and disrupts Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The tree nesting birds, being isolated, have less gene flow and are more likely to meet the conditions for Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.

An Island Is on the Migration Route of Sea Birds