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Can you pick out the mossy leaf-tailed gecko lying against the tree trunk in this photo? How is the appearance of the gecko a benefit in terms of survival? Given what you learned about evolution natural selection and genetic information in this chapter describe how the gecko’s coloration might have evolved.
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