When Jones and colleagues (1998) conducted laboratory experiments designed to evaluate the fitness consequences of mate choice for female sandflies (Lutzomyia longipalpis) and their offspring they found no evidence that mating with attractive males influenced the viability of her offspring. They did find that the mating success of sons increased with the attractiveness of the father. These findings support the
A) good genes model.
B) runaway selection hypothesis.
C) sensory bias model.
D) all of the above.

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The findings support the runaway selection hypothesis, which suggests that females prefer traits in males that are not necessarily linked to survival advantages but become exaggerated over time due to female preference, leading to increased mating success of sons with those traits.

When Jones and Colleagues (1998) Conducted Laboratory Experiments Designed to Evaluate