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Coevolution and Coevolutionary Arms Races

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An exploration of coevolution -- the process by which two or more species exert reciprocal selective pressure on one another over evolutionary time -- illustrated through real, well-documented case studies including Darwin's orchid-moth prediction, the tetrodotoxin arms race between garter snakes and toxic newts, and the Red Queen hypothesis of ongoing antagonistic coevolution.

Inhaltsübersicht

  • What Is Coevolution? Defining Reciprocal Selection
  • Darwin's Orchid and the Predicted Moth
  • An Antagonistic Arms Race: Garter Snakes and Toxic Newts
  • The Red Queen Hypothesis: Coevolution as a Race That Never Ends
Darwin's orchid Angraecum sesquipedale with its extremely long nectar spur
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