Talk:Rough-skinned newt

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One way I think this page could be improved is by elaborating how garter snakes are able to reject a newt prey if it happens to possess too high levels of toxicity, a key factor in the escalating arms race. I also think that mentioning the effect of hotspots and coldspots with high and low levels of reciprocal selection are key in maintaining high levels of polymorphism is a good idea. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hickman.209 (talk • contribs) 04:26, 1 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]