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12.01 Survival of the Sneakiest

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    12.01 Survival of the Sneakiest<p><img src="$IMS-CC-FILEBASE$../resources/survival_573e1f2e8e3d8.png" width="344" height="158" style="float: right; margin: 10px;" id="" title="" /></p> <p><span style="font-size: 16px;">You've all heard the expression "survival of the fittest." Generally people interpret this to mean the strong succeed and the weak fail. For this discussion board we're going to dig a little deeper into what really happens.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 16px;">You need to read the <a href="http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolib...neakermales_01">Survival of the SNEAKIEST</a> cartoon.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 16px;">Then choose one of the following discussion questions to respond to below.</span></p> <ol> <li><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.4px;"><span style="line-height: 22.4px;">Give some examples of selection at work in this cricket story.</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.4px;"><span style="line-height: 22.4px;">How does selection favor calling? How does selection favor not calling?</span></span></li> </ol>

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