Re: NANFA-L-- Review of Suckers in North America


Subject: Re: NANFA-L-- Review of Suckers in North America
From: Irate Mormon (archimedes at bayspringstel.net)
Date: Tue Oct 12 2004 - 14:11:18 CDT


Quoting Peter Unmack <peter.lists at>:

> Further, fish do "learn" behaviour
<snip>
>
> If this behaviour is genetically selected for, and you've released adults
> which are beyond predation size (for the most part), they'll pass this on to
> their offspring. Even if it's not, they may "teach" the other adults, which
> are also beyond typical predation size, this kind of behaviour.

I don't understand, are the behaviors learned, or inherited? Does anybody
really know?

--Irate
Where am I going? And why am I in this handbasket?
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: Fri Dec 31 2004 - 11:27:44 CST