Which of the following is not a hypothesis to explain the latitudinal increase in clutch size?
A) Longer days at high latitude permit increased foraging by adults.
B) High mortality at high latitude selects for larger clutches.
C) Migration reduces the energy available for reproduction.
D) Populations are smaller at high latitude and thus more energy is available to each individual.
E) none of the above
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