You Are Employed by the Natural History Museum of Chicago

You are employed by the Natural History Museum of Chicago as a wildlife biologist.You recently completed an expedition to Indonesia where you discovered a new and very colorful species of beetle.Based on observations,you hypothesize that sexual selection may be playing a role in the evolution of this species.Which of the following observations would support your hypothesis?

A) Male beetles are bigger and more brightly colored than females.
B) Female preference for larger,brighter males.
C) Males defend territories.
D) All of the above observations would support your hypothesis.