Considering the concept of the fundamental asymmetry of sex, why is it adaptive

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Considering the concept of the fundamental asymmetry of sex, why is it adaptive for red deer mice to fight one another?

A.) Male fitness is limited by their access to females and the winner of these fights is able to mate with more females than the loser. B.) Males who win these fights are able to gain more food resources than the losers and are able to better provide for their large families. C.) Males who win these fights are able to gain more food resources than the losers and are able to produce more sperm. D.) Males who fight get bigger and stronger and therefore are able to avoid being eaten by predators.

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male firness is limited by btheir access to fema;les and the winner of these fights is able to mate with ,more females than the loser because sex ratio correspond ti reduction in the fecundity which are caused due to differential fetal loss

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