the linked-to article on the Smithsonian page herein about the
Stickleback fish in ALaska was equally interesting, and more important
perhaps from an evolutionary perspective....actual change/speciation
occurring in the blink of an eye, relatively speaking.

On 12/31/15, Allen Aigen
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> The power of touch: Sex-changing snails switch sooner when together
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> change sex at some point in their lives, often after reaching a certain
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