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Male deer (bucks) in a population are reaching sexual maturity with smaller antlers than they did in the past because antler growth rate has decreased. One hypothesis is that this change is related to hunting, because bucks with larger antlers are most prized and therefore taken by hunters more often than bucks with smaller antlers. Which statement best explains the decreased antler size of the buck population?
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