Re: Paper: The nature of plant species
- From: Guy Hoelzer <hoelzer@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 01:38:09 -0500 (EST)
in article e0k2kl$10ki$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Paul Ciszek at
nospam@xxxxxxxxxx wrote on 3/31/06 12:15 PM:
In article <e0al7o$j8$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Robert Karl Stonjek <rstonjek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Contrary to conventional wisdom, plant species are more likely than animal
species to represent reproductively independent lineages.
I'm having trouble with this; Horizontal Gene Transfer *does* take
place in plants. Does it ever in animals?
Yes. In fact the article under discussion in this thread provides evidence
that interspecific hybridization happens even more often among animals than
plants.
Guy
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Relevant Pages
- Re: Paper: The nature of plant species
... species to represent reproductively independent lineages. ... I'm having trouble with this; Horizontal Gene Transfer *does* take ... place in plants. ...
(sci.bio.evolution) - Re: Paper: The nature of plant species
... species to represent reproductively independent lineages. ... Horizontal Gene Transfer *does* take ... place in plants. ... Does it ever in animals? ...
(sci.bio.evolution) - Re: beach & brain (was Re: DHA ... savannah and bipedalism.
... predom.wetland plants). ... animals, eating meats as well as plant material, scratch their teeth heavily ... because these hominids did not leave archeological traces such as 'kitchen ... The authors report their results demonstrate that A.africanus ate ...
(sci.anthropology.paleo) - 8FOLD: The Nostalgics # 1
... Plants think in dollops of water, ... Plants bleed water. ... Animals at least know what's going on, ... and smells and tactile sensations with words. ...
(rec.arts.comics.creative) - 8FOLD/REPOST: The Nostalgics # 1, "And I Spoke For All Things"
... Plants think in dollops of water, ... Plants bleed water. ... Animals at least know what's going on, ... and smells and tactile sensations with words. ...
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