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 biology 1114 midterm 2 study guide: 1. a group of male deer begin developing antlers that are larger and larger because they attract females. however, the antlers begin to weigh so much that the deer’s neck movement is restricted. despite the disadvantages that having this increased antler size has, no predator or environmental stimulus is there to select against these over-large antlers. what is this an example of? a. unregulated selection b. stabilizing selection c. runaway sexual selection d. trait perpetuation 2. in the above example, if a group of mountain lions capitalizes on the deer’s lack of visibility due to neck movement, and kills deer with larger antlers, what d