The document discusses selection intensity and frequency-based selection principles using the peppered moth (Biston betularia) as a case study, highlighting how the population of white and black moths changes over generations due to predation. It presents various experiments demonstrating that higher predation rates on white moths lead to an increased frequency of black moths, particularly under different population ratios. The findings indicate that selection intensity is interdependent on the frequency of the populations, with lower frequencies increasing predation and thus influencing natural selection dynamics.
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