by Anthony | Jan 5, 2016 | Biobullets
Connochaetes gnou photo © Derek Keats BY 2.0, via Attribution-Share Alike and Crocuta crocuta photo © Bernard Dupont BY 2.0, via Attribution-Share Alike The spotted hyena and its prey species the white-bearded wildebeest seldom resort to trotting because their sloping...
by Anthony | Nov 30, 2015 | Biological Exposition
Have rock hyraxes been shaped by a capricious Creator, or just recreational killing by baboons? Consider the pros and cons of being a rock-dwelling mammal. One pro is that boulder outcrops are abundant, so there is ample real estate. Indeed, such outcrops look similar...
by Anthony | Nov 15, 2015 | Biological Exposition
Note to readers: Biological Expositions is a series of blog-posts each of which is equivalent in content to a book chapter. If bio-bullets are likened to a starter, blog-posts could be seen as a light lunch and Biological Expositions as a three course meal. We look...
by Anthony | Nov 13, 2015 | Blog
A triad of reciprocity may bring out the best in social insects, lycaenids and legumes. In Australia there are many types of plants dispersed and sown by ants. The seeds of these plants have a small but nutritious food-body which is eaten by the ants. The consumption...
by Anthony | Oct 29, 2015 | Biological Exposition
Note to readers: Biological Expositions is a series of blog-posts each of which is equivalent in content to a book chapter. If bio-bullets are likened to a starter, blog-posts could be seen as a light lunch and Biological Expositions as a three course meal. We look...
