单选题 The passage is primarily concerned with
  • (A) contrasting the role of domination and courtship in determining the evolution of bird plumage
  • (B) illustrating the effectiveness of a particular approach to categorizing various evolutionary innovations
  • (C) documenting the origins of a currently accepted scientific theory about food and courtship
  • (D) proposing a new explanation for the evolutionary reasons behind the ornamentation of male bird plumage
  • (E) showing that physical adaptation plays an integral role in contributing to species identification of birds


【正确答案】 D
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