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Plant evolves to become less visible to humans – EurekAlert
A plant used in traditional Chinese medicine has evolved to become less visible to humans, new research shows.
IMAGE: Fritillaria delavayi in a population with low harvest pressure
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Credit: Yang Niu
A plant used in traditional Chinese medicine has evolved to become less visible to humans, new research shows.
Scientists found that Fritillaria delavayi plants, which live on rocky slopes of China’s Hengduan mountains, match their backgrounds most closely in areas where they are heavily harvested.
This suggests humans are “driving” evolution of this species into new colour forms because better-camouflaged…
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