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Researchers plotted a distribution curve for leg length in a population of birds, with length from short to long on the x-axis. The curve shifts to the right after a disturbance. Which statement is correct about natural selection in this population of birds?(1 point)
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Birds with short legs were selected for.
Birds with short legs were selected for.

Birds with long legs and birds with short legs were selected for.
Birds with long legs and birds with short legs were selected for.

Birds with medium-length legs were selected for.
Birds with medium-length legs were selected for.

Birds with long legs were selected for.
Birds with long legs were selected for.

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Birds with long legs were selected for.

Explanation: The population mean shifted right (toward longer legs), which indicates directional selection favoring longer-legged individuals.