Biological Science (6th Edition)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780321976499
Author: Scott Freeman, Kim Quillin, Lizabeth Allison, Michael Black, Emily Taylor, Greg Podgorski, Jeff Carmichael
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 39, Problem 13PIAT
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Island gigantism refers to a biological phenomenon in which the size of the organism isolated on an island increases rapidly as compared to the mainland relatives.
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