Biological Science (6th Edition)
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Author: Scott Freeman, Kim Quillin, Lizabeth Allison, Michael Black, Emily Taylor, Greg Podgorski, Jeff Carmichael
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Chapter 39, Problem 14PIAT
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The statement that the body temperatures of island tortoises always closely match with the temperatures in their environment.
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Island gigantism refers to a biological phenomenon in which the size of the organism isolated on an island increases rapidly as compared to the mainland relatives. This gigantism is an evolutionary trend due to less predation and/or competition on islands.
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