MODIFIED MASTERING BIOLOGY WITH PEARSO
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EVOLUTION CONNECTION Discuss how the distribution of a species can be affected both by its evolutionary history and by ecological factors. Could ongoing evolutionary change also affect its distribution? Explain.
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