Biology: Science for Life with Physiology (5th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321922212
Author: Colleen Belk, Virginia Borden Maier
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 13, Problem 2LTB
Plants experienced an adaptive radiation after the evolution of the flower. Explain what occurred and list the hypotheses that may explain why it occurred.
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