Yucca plants retain 62% of the flowers that contain up to six moth eggs, but only 11% of the flowers containing nine or more eggs. The yucca aborts these flowers before the moth eggs hatch. This process is only effective for reducing exploitation by moths if

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The process of aborting flowers is effective in reducing exploitation by moths only if the moth larvae in an aborted flower all die, preventing them from maturing and exploiting the plant.

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