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Interesting effect of a parasite limiting reproductive capabilities to
other also infected with parasite.
"Wade T.Smith" <wade_smith@harvard.edu> on 09/02/2001 12:14:49 pm
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Subject: Re: Darwinian evolution vs memetic evolution
Hi Scott Chase -
>Chopping tails off rodents is quite convincing, enough to extend across
the
>whole of nature.
But no offspring will have shortened tails....
Although rodents with shorter tails may be less annoyed by tail-choppers,
and thus have more potential survivability....
I remain unconvinced of any lamarckian processes in nature.
- Wade
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