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Cuticle thickness as a determinative factor in a species competitive advantage


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#1 Offline ConcordAntman - Posted Today, 4:16 AM

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Greetings and Happy Holidays!

This is an interesting discussion on how a species nutrient investment per colony member might influence its competitive advantage across environments. 
https://www.nytimes....tcore-ios-share

I’ve attached a link to the Science Advances article cited:

 

https://www.science..../sciadv.adx8068

 

 


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#2 Offline ANTdrew - Posted Today, 12:08 PM

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Happy holidays to you, my friend!
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