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in populations of the side-blotched lizard, aggressive orange throat males defend large territories with many females; blue throat males defend smaller territories and fewer females; and yellow throats mimic females and use "sneaky" tactics to obtain matings. starting with a high abundance of orange throats in the population, which type of male will tend to increase its mating success and increase in frequency next, and which type of male will then replace this second type after it increases in numbers? explain your answer.

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  1. The yellow throat (sneaky) males will increase first because the orange throat males will have such a large territory and number of females that they will be unlikely to notice the sneaky males.  Also, by infiltrating one of the orange throat male's harems, the sneaky yellow throat male has access to many females for mating.

    After some time, the orange throat males will start losing out because their females will be mating more and more with the yellow throat males.  This opens the door for the blue throat males.  Because these males focus on defending a smaller territory with fewer females, they are more likely to be able to keep the sneaky yellow throats out.

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