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The industrial revolution
Burning of coal during the industrial revolution and later deposited soot on the trees.
Changes in allele frequencies Novanet
Changes in allele frequencies Novanet
Changes in allele frequencies Novanet
Changes in allele frequencies Novanet
The industrial revolution in England (the black smoke form all the factory chimneys) produced allot of environmental pollution and the trees in the worst affected areas were covered in soot. Now thankfully this pollution has ceased and the tree trunks are no longer black...I understand that the areas of black peppered moth variants are now reverting to the light colored variety.;)
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because dark colours absorb light and light colours reflect light
The object causing the shadow is blocking the light, thus a shadow caused.
It made the dark less frightening.
Industrial pollution making the tree bark on which the moths hide to become dark and the pressures of evolutionary natural selection.