Each is produced by the successive replications of a synapsed diploid pair of chromosomes. The replicas do not separate, but instead remain attached to each other in their extended state, a process known as endoreduplication.

At the start of the process, each synapsed pair has a DNA content of 2C (where C represents the DNA content of the individual chromosome). This amount then doubles up to nine times, at its maximum giving a content of 1024C. The number of doublings is different in the various tissues of the D. melanogaster larva.

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Competition theory

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Communities in Climatically Similar Habitats May Themselves Be Similar in Species Richness

A stable community changes little in species richness over time

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Proposed attributes of successfully invading species

a. Shedding of natural enemies during colonization 

b. Absence of natural enemies in recipient community 

c. Better competitor than native species 

d. Presence of mutualists in recipient community 

e. High dispersal ability 

f. Association with humans 

g. High reproductive rate (r-selected species) 

h. High growth rate (r-selected species) 

i. Ability to thrive in disturbed areas 

j. Asexual reproduction (plants) 

k. Unique ways of life; occupy vacant niches 

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Five Hypotheses Explain How Species Richness Affects Community Services Diversity-stability hypothesis, more species are present, the more stable the community.

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Elton’s hypothesis suggests there is a linear correlation between species richness and community services

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Paul and Ann Ehrlich (1981) proposed an alternative called the rivet hypothesis Some species play a small but critical role in keeping the plane, the community, airborne, while other species do not