Natural Selection and the “rare enemy effect”. Earthworms #1 enemy is the mole A mole can eat its weight in worms in a day A worm knows a mole is coming.
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Other organisms eat worms Sea Gulls perform “foot paddling behavior” Brings worms to the surface Wood turtles stomp, brings up worms BUT Turtles and seagulls do not eat as many worms as moles, so worms behavior has not changed.
Natural Selection and the rare enemy effect
Earthworms #1 enemy is the mole A mole can eat its weight in worms in a day A worm knows a mole is coming by hearing its feet thumping
Other organisms eat worms Sea Gulls perform foot paddling behavior Brings worms to the surface Wood turtles stomp, brings up worms BUT Turtles and seagulls do not eat as many worms as moles, so worms behavior has not changed.
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Natural Selection and the “rare enemy effect”
Natural Selection and the “rare enemy effect”
Natural Selection and the “rare enemy effect”. Earthworms #1 enemy is the mole A mole can eat its weight in worms in a day A worm knows a mole is coming.
Natural Selection and the “rare enemy effect”
Natural Selection and the “rare enemy effect”. Earthworms #1 enemy is the mole A mole can eat its weight in worms in a day A worm knows a mole is coming.
Natural Selection and the “rare enemy effect”. Earthworms #1 enemy is the mole A mole can eat its weight in worms in a day A worm knows a mole is coming.
Natural Selection and the “rare enemy effect”. Earthworms #1 enemy is the mole A mole can eat its weight in worms in a day A worm knows a mole is coming.
Natural Selection and the “rare enemy effect”. Earthworms #1 enemy is the mole A mole can eat its weight in worms in a day A worm knows a mole is coming.
Natural Selection and the “rare enemy effect”
Natural Selection and the “rare enemy effect”
Natural Selection and the “rare enemy effect”
Natural Selection and the “rare enemy effect”
Natural Selection and the “rare enemy effect”. Earthworms #1 enemy is the mole A mole can eat its weight in worms in a day A worm knows a mole is coming.
Natural Selection and the “rare enemy effect”. Earthworms #1 enemy is the mole A mole can eat its weight in worms in a day A worm knows a mole is coming.