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ERIC Number: EJ159483
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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The Evolutionary Strategy of Mimcry
Lane, Patricia A.
American Biology Teacher, 39, 4, 214-216,223, Apr 77
Describes methods and materials for an innovative laboratory exercise that centers on the concept of mimicry and illustrates the importance of adaptation, natural selection and coevolution. Students are used as predators and raisins as prey. Included are directions for preparation of unpalatable raisins using alum dissolved in reconstituted lemon juice. (CS)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Biology, College Science, Ecology, Evolution, Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Science Activities, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science
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Audience: Practitioners
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Identifiers: Mimicry