Based on Kawecki's Experiments on Learning in Fruit Flies, Would

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Essay

Based on Kawecki's experiments on learning in fruit flies, would you expect fast learning to more readily evolve in populations characterized by high or low extrinsic mortality (assuming that it does provide an advantage)? Explain your reasoning.

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