HELP PLEASEEEE 7. Two male seals want to mate with the same female seal. The male seals challenge each other to a fight. These fights can be very vicious and males often have scars on their necks from these fights. What type of sexual selection is being displayed?
a. Natural selection
b. Intrasexual selection
c. Intersexual selection
d. Asexual selection
the answer is B ! it is intrasexual selection as both males belong to the same species !
Intrasexual selection is when members of the same sex (within a species) compete with each other in order to gain opportunities e.g. the male against male competition for females.