Biology - Study Guide
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780321501561
Author: Martha R. Taylor
Publisher: PEARSON EDUCATION (COLLEGE)
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Chapter 34, Problem 14TYK
It is thought that feathers first arose as a means of maintaining body heat, but they have properties that allow them to form useful flight surfaces on the wings of birds. This change in function provides an example of:
- a. artificial selection.
- b. convergent evolution.
- c. exaptation.
- d. descent with modification.
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