Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 09:47:12 -0300 From: Vitor Fernandes Oliveira de Miranda <vmiranda@rc.unesp.br> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg1611$foo@default> Subject: re: Re: Utrics and Daphnia
Dan wrote:
> Reading the current discussion on this interesting topic led me to
wonder why
> no one has yet hit upon a very plausible and somewhat obvious - in my
clouded
> mind anyway - hypothesis. Sex!!!! The attraction of potential
pollenators
> to many flowers is due to the shape, color and/or odor of the flower
> mimicing a female animal. Now, Utric traps are not involved in the
sexual
> reproduction of the plant, but the same mechanism could have
developed. Just
> as when genetic mutations result in more attractive flowers, thus
improved
> survivability, traps that catch more prey because of their resemblance
to a
> potential mate - their design being the effect of one or more
mutations -
> would also enhance survivability. It seems to me that this idea would
be
> more feasible than other proferred hypotheses. But, that's science -
agree
> to disagree until the solution is found!
> Dan
Hi Dan,
I have to agree that is a great idea! Maybe you were the first one
thinking in it!
But, to corroborate with it, another evidences should be found (see
another commment of mine in this Digest...).
Another questions?
Vitor.
Unesp
Rio Claro-SP, Brazil
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