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The "escape and radiate" hypothesis predicts that rates of speciation would be higher in plant and insect groups that are engaged in a coevolutionary arms race. Assume that there is a plant species that evolves a new antiherbivore compound, and then an insect that evolves resistance. Which of the following graphs would you expect if the scenario above were to occur? The  escape and radiate  hypothesis predicts that rates of speciation would be higher in plant and insect groups that are engaged in a coevolutionary arms race. Assume that there is a plant species that evolves a new antiherbivore compound, and then an insect that evolves resistance. Which of the following graphs would you expect if the scenario above were to occur?   A) graph A B) graph B C) graph C D) graph D


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