Types of Natural Selection

Selection that works on a population so that the extremes are eliminated is STABILIZING SELECTION.

An example of this would be the length of cottontail rabbit legs. Rabbits with shorter legs are at a disadvantage because they are too slow to sprint from predators. Rabbits with longer legs are disadvantaged because they cannot turn sharp corner to get away from faster predators and cannot get under cover easily. Midsize rabbit legs are selected by the environment.