"it's NOT evolutionary until the behaviour turns up in succeeding generations." Well, even then it might not be evolutionary: in the event that the particular species concerned actively teaches its young, it might not indicate a change in the species, but may simply be that one member has learned and decided to teach. I'm thinking of the gorillas who know how to destroy snares - and teach subsequent generations how to destroy them. The species hasn't changed because they've learned to destroy snares - they're merely learning something new and valuable to the tribe. -D ------------------------- Dr. David T. Macknet MCP, MCSD, BA, MSc, MLitt, PhD email: [log in to unmask] [1] Skype: david.t.macknet Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishiwerebaking/ [2] Blog: http://davimack.members.sonic.net/blog/ [3] LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmacknet [4] Stack Overflow: http://stackoverflow.com/users/6850/david-t-macknet [5] Links: ------ [1] mailto:[log in to unmask] [2] http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishiwerebaking/ [3] http://davimack.members.sonic.net/blog/ [4] http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmacknet [5] http://stackoverflow.com/users/6850/david-t-macknet List archives at http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/recmgmt-l.html Contact [log in to unmask] for assistance To unsubscribe from this list, click the below link. If not already present, place UNSUBSCRIBE RECMGMT-L or UNSUB RECMGMT-L in the body of the message. mailto:[log in to unmask]
