"He must, so know the starfish and the student biologist who sits at the feet of living things, proliferate in all
directions. Having certain tendencies, he must move along their lines to the limit of their potentialities."

John Steinbeck - Log from the Sea of Cortez

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

OK, let's talk about this...

Capuchin monkeys, when presented a choice between their favorite food and a variety of foods, choose variety. Question - how general is this, and what's the evolutionary significance of it? Is it simply the result of selection for a diverse diet to include essential nutrients, or does it go deeper than that?
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  1. mlz m.March 19, 2010 at 7:02 PM

    i'd like to know if you think there's any evolutionary significance to this
    the video was more disturbing than I expected.

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  2. JMMarch 19, 2010 at 10:33 PM

    As an oyster-eater, I probably don't have a lot of room for indignation. Still, it's a fellow vertebrate - I think I draw the line there.

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