Andrew P. Hendry and colleagues discovered that Galápagos ground finches with small bills and ground finches with large bills were more common and had higher fitness than birds with bills of intermediate size, a demonstration of ____ selection.
A) disruptive
B) directional
C) stabilizing
D) sexual
E) artificial

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Disruptive selection is demonstrated when individuals at the two extremes of a trait distribution have higher fitness than individuals with intermediate traits, as seen in the case of the Galápagos ground finches with either small or large bills.

Andrew P Hendry and Colleagues Discovered That Galápagos Ground Finches with with Small