Re: Don't forget about me! (distal vs. proximate)

From: M.B.Roberts (topper@robertschirk.u-net.com)
Date: Wed Apr 18 2001 - 17:24:25 EDT

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    Michael
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    From: "Harry Cook" <hcook@oanet.com>
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    Subject: Re: Don't forget about me! (distal vs. proximate)

    > I have no idea what senescence of a species means, or, indeed, if
    > it means anything at all. As someone else on this thread (isn't this
    > a wonderful new word?!) said, conditions in an area can change,
    > and then a species can have a tough time. As a matter of fact,
    > one of the fascinating things about the fossil record is that some
    > species hardly change at all. I believe that is true of some
    > Radiolaria and Foraminifera.
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