The construction of housing developments on the beaches of southern California has resulted in the loss of areas with sufficient weeds to support certain butterflies. This can result in:
A) natural selection.
B) migration.
C) population bottlenecks.
D) increased mutation.

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Population bottlenecks occur when a population is reduced to a small number of individuals, which can lead to a loss of genetic diversity. In this case, the loss of areas with sufficient weeds to support certain butterflies has resulted in a population bottleneck for those butterflies.

The Construction of Housing Developments on the Beaches of Southern