#  Neural study shows how evolution prepared two species to adopt different survival strategies to take advantage of native habitats 

 





July 29, 2025

 

 

     ![a quote from Felix Baier: In this case, we were able to pinpoint where evolution acted to make species from different environments have different responses to the same stimulus. ](/sites/g/files/omnuum6431/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-07/Screenshot%202025-07-29%20at%2010.45.00%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=L_aw5xT9) 

 



 

Research out of the Hoekstra Lab shows how evolution prepared two species to adopt different survival strategies to take advantage of native habitats.

Read about the research in the [Harvard Gazette feature "You’re a deer mouse, and bird is diving at you. What to do? Depends."](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/07/youre-a-deer-mouse-and-bird-is-diving-at-you-what-to-do-depends/)



 

 

 



 

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