In all three species of phalarope, a taxon of wading shorebirds, the majority of parental care is provided by the male. based on the bateman-trivers hypothesis of sexual selection, what would you expect to see in phalaropes?
A. Males are larger than females.
B. Females are more brightly colored than males.
C. Chick survival is very low.
D. Each female mates with a single male.
The correct option is B. In phalarope, males perform the majority of the parental care and they are not usually brightly coloured. The females are typically brightly coloured and they possess high level of territorial aggressiveness. According to Bateman's hypothesis, the phalaropes show reversed sex roles.
