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Co-evolution (sometimes spelled coevolution) is an evolutionary interaction between two species such that the features of both species determine the evolutionary direction of the other species. For example, the interaction between hummingbirds and the length of the corolla of the flowers they visit. A long hummingbird beak selects for a long corolla tube and a long corolla selects for a long hummingbird beak.
Scott Mori (Lead Author);Scott Mori (Contributing Author);Debbie Swarthout (Topic Editor) "Co-evolution". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth March 21, 2010; Last revised Date March 21, 2010; Retrieved May 18, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Co-evolution>
Dr. Scott Mori holding fruits of the ''sapucaia'' (''Lecythis'' ''pisonis''), a member of the Brazil nut family. Photo by C. Gracie. Dr. Scott A. Mori was born in Janesville, Wisconsin in 1941. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point where he obtained his B.S. degree in 1964 in Biology and Conservation, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he was awarded his Ph.D. in botany in 1974. He taught botany and zoology at the Univers ... (Full Bio)
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