The next stage, though, was to do the same experiment, but match females who were the same size except for their horns, in order to see if a bigger horn results in more offspring.
下一阶段也是进行同样的实验,但比对的雌性蜣螂变成体型相等,角的大小却有所不同,藉此观察角较大的雌性蜣螂是否会产下更多后代。
First, the researchers enlisted a group of about 50 people, who thought they were taking part in an experiment on size perception.
首先,研究员征募了一群大约50个人,他们[她们]认为他们正在大小知觉上参加实验。
Adjusting the experiment to only include people of equal size, that number dropped.
如果把实验面向相同体型的人,这个数据将会下降。
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