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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)

Birds with long legs were selected for.

Birds with medium-length legs were selected for.

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

Birds with short legs were selected for.

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Birds with long legs were selected for.

Explanation: the distribution shifting to the right indicates the mean leg length increased after the disturbance, a pattern of directional selection favoring longer legs.