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Chapter 37.2, Problem 4LO
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To define: Coevolution and give examples of ways that plants and their animal pollinators have affected each other’s evolution.
Concept introduction: The evolutionary adaptation in flowering plants promotes the specification and diversification of animal pollinators toward plant species. Specification and variations in floral traits played an important role in pollination and coevolution of pollinators.
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Ch. 37.1 - Prob. 1LOCh. 37.1 - Prob. 2LOCh. 37.1 - Prob. 1CCh. 37.1 - Prob. 2CCh. 37.1 - Prob. 3CCh. 37.1 - Prob. 4CCh. 37.2 - Compare the evolutionary adaptations that...Ch. 37.2 - Prob. 4LOCh. 37.2 - Prob. 1CCh. 37.2 - Prob. 2C
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