Re: survival of species

Needing no introduction "an" Usenet stalwart wrote:
On Oct 4, 8:41 am, Bryn <Scotland-the-
Br...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Needing no introduction "an" Usenet stalwart wrote:





>On Sun, 30 Sep 2007 01:35:13 -0800, bookb...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

>>I've been playing the computer simulation game, Civilization IV, and
>>the following words came up.

>>"It is not the oldest of the species that survives, but the one most
>>responsive to change." Charles Darwin.

>Sorry, got the words wrong. Made me wonder about what they call
>"living fossils," like coelacanth, alligators, etc.; and where are all
>the species that morphed away?

>The quote should say, "It is not the STRONGEST of the species that
>survives, but the one most responsive to change." This would seem to
>support that fleeing and hiding is a better strategy than fighting, if
>"strength" is meant literally.

>But Darwin's concept of adaptation/change is only by nature, not
>nurture, so it has to get done by reproduction. Can't reproduce if
>you don't survive, so it goes. No mechanism to account for nurture,
>or change in just one generation through experience, environment,
>etc..

>But considering the evolution of dog types we have, including
>modification of instincts, it does seem to take effect in only a few
>generations. Not sure what "the dog whisperer," Cesar Milan, would
>say about this. He does say that we should take into account the
>nature of the dog to do certain kinds of work, like bulldogs are
>"gladiators," labradors are for bird hunting, etc., so we should
>prescribe that kind of activity or they'll get frustrated and go bad.

>So learned survivalism is not something you can inherit, but allows
>you to reproduce. bookburn

I recall that recent research shows that a form of mosquito trapped when
the London Underground was roofed over (100 years ago?) has so
completely adapted to its environment that has become a new species.

Giant, mutant subway skeeters.......the horror!!!!!!!

I think these were just little guys... Albino with red eyes perhaps but only a foot long...
--
Bryn

It takes years of schooling to
knock the intelligence out of a child.
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