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A Textbook Evolutionary Story About Moths and Bats Is Wrong

A Textbook Evolutionary Story About Moths and Bats Is Wrong

For 50 years, researchers have thought that moths evolved ears to detect the ultrasonic calls of attacking bats—but a new study shows that ears came first.

Keywords:
echolocation, natural selection, bats, ear, moths, evolution, predation
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Material Type:
Open (Access) Journal-Article
Date Added to MERLOT:
January 1, 2020
Date Modified in MERLOT:
January 27, 2020
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Submitter:
Marty Zahn
Primary Audience:
High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division
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Language:
English
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