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Male peacocks with larger eyespots are more attractive to females than males with smaller eyespots. The two figures below show mean weight (at a certain age) and percent survival of offspring as a function of the father

Male peacocks with larger eyespots are more attractive to females than males with smaller eyespots. The two figures below show mean weight (at a certain age) and percent survival of offspring as a function of the father??s eyespot size. Are these results consistent with the hypothesis that eyespots are an honest signal for good genes? Justify your answer.

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The results indicate the hypothesis that eyespots are an honest signal for good genes of with increase in the area of the eyespot until a certain point. After crossing a specific threshold point further increase in the area of the eyespot beyond a certain point will prove to be lethal. Since there is increase in mean weight (at a certain age) and percent survival of offspring as a function of the father

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