The average birth weight for human babies is about 3 kg, birth weight above or below shows increased infant mortality rates Fossil evidence indicates that horses have gradually increased in size over geologic time. A certain species of land snail exists as either a cream color or a solid brown color. Intermediate individuals are relatively rare match with the following artificial selection stabilizing selection directional selection

The average birth weight for human babies is about 3 kg, birth weight above or below shows increased infant mortality rates Fossil evidence indicates that horses have gradually increased in size over geologic time. A certain species of land snail exists as either a cream color or a solid brown color. Intermediate individuals are relatively rare match with the following artificial selection stabilizing selection directional selection

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Chapter53: Introduction To Ecology: Population Ecology

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