The hypothesis that territoriality in funnel-web spiders is adaptive was most clearly supported by the finding that
A) territorial spiders grow to twice the body size of nonterritorial spiders.
B) territorial spiders have 13 times the reproductive potential of nonterritorial spiders.
C) web sites of territorial spiders have more abundant prey than web sites of nonterritorial spiders.
D) web sites of territorial spiders were bigger than web sites of nonterritorial spiders.

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Territorial spiders having 13 times the reproductive potential of nonterritorial spiders directly supports the idea that territoriality is adaptive by showing a significant benefit in terms of reproductive success, which is a key measure of evolutionary fitness.

The Hypothesis That Territoriality in Funnel-Web Spiders Is Adaptive Was