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figure 18-9 sexual selection when the gene pools shifts, populations evolve. bright, colorful feathers and large antlers help males attract females. males with plain feathers, or males with smaller antlers, are less likely to mate. apply concepts how does nonrandom mating explain why male ducks, but not females, evolved bright, colorful feathers? notebook b / u enter note here 0/1000 close

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Female ducks preferentially choose males with bright, colorful feathers during non - random mating. Males with these traits are more likely to reproduce and pass on the genes for bright, colorful feathers, while females do not face the same sexual selection pressure for such traits.