Flour Beetle Experiments Show That Early Life Experiences of Individual Animals Can Have Wide-Reachi (IMAGE)

Rice University

Flour Beetle Experiments Show That Early Life Experiences of Individual Animals Can Have Wide-Reachi

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Based on experiments with two species of flour beetles, Rice University ecologists determined that individual-level "carryover effects" can have a notable impact on the fate of an entire species in an ecosystem. (Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University)

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(Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University)

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