Loose Leaf For Integrated Principles Of Zoology
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ISBN: 9781260411140
Author: Cleveland P Hickman Jr. Emeritus, Susan L. Keen, David J Eisenhour Professor PhD, Allan Larson, Helen I'Anson Associate Professor of Biology
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 21, Problem 1FFT
Under what circumstances should natural selection favor possession of a holometabolous life cycle over an ametabolous or hemimetabolous life cycle? Consider food availability, specialized body parts, and dispersal ability in your answer.
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Loose Leaf For Integrated Principles Of Zoology
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