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Chapter 19, Problem 12WIO
Scientists have studied plant populations that have moved into areas with low herbivory compared to the plant’s previous habitat. After many generations in the new habitat, the plants produce fewer defensive chemicals and grow larger than plants in the ancestral population. How does natural selection explain these observations? (Hint: Producing defensive chemicals uses energy.)
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