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Mismatch Theory

Colin Wright
Aug 13, 2024
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Mismatch Theory

Colin Wright
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May 14

In evolutionary biology, “Mismatch Theory,” or sometimes “Evolutionary Mismatch,” refers to a misalignment of traits and environments that’s the result of a previous alignment of the same. For example, a tree that thrives in warm, humid environments (and which evolved that preference because of the typical weather conditions where its ancestors originate…

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