The competitive behavior among red deer stags competing to be harem master is advantageous because
A) the survivor of the competition is the stag that lives the longest, longer than the females.
B) the survivor is the most altruistic and caring.
C) the increased number of offspring produced will offset the shorter life of the harem master.
D) the best DNA genome is directing the best animal to be superior in combat.
E) once the top stag wins, females ensure he will remain harem master for his lifetime.

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Competition and fighting among stags would increase the likelihood that injury and death would be the result of repeated conflict. However, if the number of offspring resulting from the time as harem master is larger than it would have been without the harem then the genetic heritage of the stag is the same or better than if it had lived longer.Bloom's

The Competitive Behavior Among Red Deer Stags Competing to Be