An earthquake decimates a ground-squirrel population. The surviving population happens to have broader stripes on average than the initial population. If broadness of stripes is genetically determined, what effect has the ground-squirrel population experienced during the earthquake?
A. directional selection
B. disruptive selection
C. a founder event
D. a genetic bottleneck
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