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Literally the FIRST two sentences in the abstract: "The best-supported hypothesis for why zebras have stripes is that stripes repel biting flies. While this ef

Literally the FIRST two sentences in the abstract: "The best-supported hypothesis for why zebras have stripes is that stripes repel biting flies. While this effect is well-established, the mechanism behind it remains elusive."

manmal 4y ago
Yeah but what’s the novel insight of this paper? I only see it confirming what has been known wrt flies being repelled by zebras.
- Sharlin 4y ago
  That’s at the end of the abstract. They narrowed down the set of viable hypotheses as to the mechanism of the defense.
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