Researchers plotted, a description survey for leg length, and a population of birds, with length from short to long on the X axis, the survey shifts to the right after a disturbance which statement is correct about natural selection in this population of birds

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The correct statement about natural selection in this population of birds is that individuals with longer legs may have a higher chance of survival or reproductive success after the disturbance. This is because the survey has shifted to the right, indicating an increase in the prevalence of birds with longer legs in the population. This could be due to longer legs providing an advantage in accessing food resources or evading predators in the post-disturbance environment. Over time, this may lead to the evolution of longer leg lengths in the population as a response to the selection pressure imposed by the disturbance.