VESTIGIAL SELECTION REMNANT. “In a predator–prey example, snails from freshwater springs in northern Mexico develop shells that are 2–3 times harder than is necessary to withstand the maximum biting force of the local molluscivorous cichlid fish. Such defences have been attributed to environment-dependent fitness costs of defences and historical, but now absent, selection.”
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022