In Natural Selection, Why Doesn't One Color Win Out Over Others?

Friday, January 9, 2015 - 22:10 in Biology & Nature

In many species of plants and animals, individuals from the same population often come in different color variants. It's always been that way but why one color doesn't eventually replace the others through natural selection is something of an evolutionary biology mystery.Namely, how and why do variants of the same animal exist in nature? In theory, different color morphs (variants) should be equally subjected to natural selection.  read more

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