Question

A peacock is significantly more colorful than a pea hen and has a much larger tail. These traits allow the peacock to attract a mate but also make the peacock more visible to predators. This is an example of:

Answer 1

Answer is runaway sexual selection
Explain- a theory of female mate selection proposing that certain male traits with little or no survival advantage are nonetheless so sexually attractive to females that they choose mates with these traits and thereby ensure male offspring with the same attractive traits.

Answer 2

This is an example of runaway sexual selection