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To: count-your-change

Speaking of the peppered moth...

http://www.evolutionnews.org/2009/07/peppered_moth_now_reverts_back.html#more


34 posted on 07/18/2009 8:55:31 PM PDT by GodGunsGuts
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To: GodGunsGuts

With moth’s falling numbers the only explanation is that birds can see them better than when they used to be able to see the moths better.

Maybe the natural selection is for the eye sight of the birds since the numbers of moths has fallen by over half since the pollution has decreased.


35 posted on 07/18/2009 9:09:09 PM PDT by count-your-change (You don't have be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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