30. You have been reading lots of scientific studies of feeding preferences of t

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30. You have been reading lots of scientific studies of feeding preferences of two closely related predatory mite species. Each study describes what species of herbivorous mites the predatory mite prefers to feed on when given choice tests. Each study is from a different geographic area that includes one or both of the species. If herbivorous mites are a limiting resource, ecologists would predict that the difference in prey preference of these two predatory mite species would A. differ most between allopatric populations. B. differ most between sympatric populations C. lead to hybridization of the two species in allopatry D. lead to hybridization of the two species in sympatry E. lead to the evolution of Batesian (BS) mimicry in sympatry.

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B. Differ most between sympatric populations

Sympatric populations means the populations of two species occur in the same area thus encountering one another.

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