How could you test whether male dewlaps (a colorful flap of skin hanging from an anole lizard's throat)were an important cue for female egg production?
A)Remove dewlaps from females and measure corresponding egg production.
B)Relate size of male dewlap to female dewlap.
C)Remove dewlaps from courting males and measure corresponding female egg production.
D)All of the above answers apply.

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Removing dewlaps from females would not necessarily provide evidence about the importance of male dewlaps in cueing female egg production. Relating male dewlap size to female dewlap size would not provide evidence about the relationship between male dewlaps and female egg production. However, removing dewlaps from courting males would allow for a direct test of whether male dewlaps are important in cueing female egg production, as it would allow us to see if female egg production decreases when males are lacking their dewlaps during courtship.

How Could You Test Whether Male Dewlaps (A Colorful Flap