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Old 07-23-2008, 07:57 AM   #4127 (permalink)
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Re: Its oh so quiet Shh Shh

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Originally Posted by dekaybrown View Post
Isn't that a form of evolution??
Indeed it is. The idea was that the ones that waste the least amount of energy on growth will may gain a reproductive advantage by being able to produce more offspring. It's the random mutations that are supposed to lead to a smaller size that are going to be difficult to predict.
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