October 18, 2002

Trapped by Evolution

By LILA GUTERMAN

Animals' instincts lead them astray in modern, much-altered environments

Pity the male buprestid beetle. Evolution taught him a lesson that, until only

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recently, served him well: Go out and mate with a brown, shiny object that has small bumps like the ones covering

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