> How does the mosquito evolve to have the behavior of avoiding > a sound that precedes their death? > All mutations are random. The vast majority are fatal. Think monkeys at typewriters. One mutation in a billion might provide a survival benefit. In our short little lives, it's hard to imagine that many mutations, but this old planet had been at the business of evolution for a long time. The sound emitters don't work at all in my experience. Back to the typewriters... douglas in sf *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Jul 23 2003 - 12:09:01 PDT
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