tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6431304552807171551.post4893499142433454201..comments2023-10-22T11:48:40.485-07:00Comments on Big Daddy is Dead: Micros Macros, Deny the FactosGary S. Hurdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08296691454238708856noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6431304552807171551.post-62419087410372951152013-09-13T13:17:57.190-07:002013-09-13T13:17:57.190-07:00You are correct about "ring" species. Th...You are correct about "ring" species. There are other examples as well. I remember being very strangely affected when I first learned about a mammal example. I thought, "This is real! There isn't any other explanation other than evolution." Additionally, the boundaries of closely related species are fuzzy. Often there is biased hybridization. An example is female red wolves that are mostly fertile with a gray wolf male, but the male red wolf rarely impregnates a gray wolf female. This can be genetic incompatibility, or it can be behavioral. <br /><br />Plants hybridize quite readily. Several examples are know where the hybrid is self-fertile, and cannot be fertilized by either of the parent species. Gary S. Hurdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08296691454238708856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6431304552807171551.post-72592378858908297812013-09-13T12:57:43.983-07:002013-09-13T12:57:43.983-07:00I've heard Kent Hovind say, "If they can ...I've heard Kent Hovind say, "If they can bring forth, they are the same kind." Obviously, he thinks if two animals can mate and produce offspring then they're of the same kind. However, wouldn't ring species cause a problem for Hovind? One who believes what Hovind says should really look at the Ensatina salamanders who live in Oregon and California. One of these creatures can mate with its neighbor and with its neighbor but there will be two salamanders at the end of the "ring" that cannot mate with each other. Correct me if I made any mistakes.DAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350455928033733687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6431304552807171551.post-19534474343674178792013-09-13T07:47:30.792-07:002013-09-13T07:47:30.792-07:00I had gotten way to far into a thesis on Macro vs....I had gotten way to far into a thesis on Macro vs. Micro evolution. It was streaching on for pages and was totally over kill for Big Daddy. I'll use it on Stones and Bones http://stonesnbones.blogspot.com/ <br /><br />Or, I might cull the profanity and send it to a journal.Gary S. Hurdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08296691454238708856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6431304552807171551.post-54077539911655823422013-09-12T07:09:19.180-07:002013-09-12T07:09:19.180-07:00So what you're saying is, cats don't give ...So what you're saying is, cats don't give birth to beavers? Huh.<br /><br />Glad to see you're back to it, it's been a long time.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743632754089309363noreply@blogger.com