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a. For males, the number of offspring they can produce is limited by the number of matings they can gain.
b. For females, the number of offspring they produce is limited by the resources it takes to create and care for each offspring.
c. Males often compete against each other for females.
d. Females often choose among males to select the best father.
e. For both males and females, the more times they mate, the more offspring they can have.
Correct!!! This is the one WRONG answer in the group. Usually, males can up their reproductive success by mating with more females. It often does not benefit females to acquire additional matings, because they can only produce so many offspring in a season.
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