Imagine that you are a marine biologist and you notice that a certain type of crab tends to be considerably smaller in a local bay than the same type of crab is in the water outside the bay. What hypothesis might account for this difference? How would you go about testing this hypothesis?

go to google then look it up

Explanation:

See how annoying this is? If you're going to answer someone's question, give an actual answer.

i am going to guess that it is co2.

as the gila monster consumes the eggs or young of the desert cottontail and gambel's quail, thus its main food supply is only accessible for a restricted time duration every year. however, for this, the gila monsters exhibit three adaptations, which elevate their survival rate in the desert condition.  

first, is that they possess huge bodies, and can consume greater concentrations of food during a small period. secondly, they require to feed infrequently as they can accumulate fat in their tails. ultimately, their rate of metabolism is very low, so that they can burn their reservoirs of fat gradually.