by BioEdge | Jun 15, 2020 | Biobullets
A counterargument to countershading Prof. Mumblebard claims: “Tibetan wild ass is counter-shaded to blend into the environment. The white ventral surfaces tend to cancel give-away shading in the sunlight, making the animals plain and enhancing their cryptic...
by BioEdge | Jun 15, 2020 | Biobullets
A counterargument to countershading Prof. Mumblebard claims: “Prof. Mumblebard: “Zebra striping dazzles the pouncing lion. The pattern bewilders its assessment of range and speed, causing the predator to miss its target.” Robin and the Honey Badger respond: “The...
by BioEdge | Jun 15, 2020 | Biobullets
Testudines failed to colonise dry land on the world’s largest island because of its combination of salt and fire. Prof. Mumblebard claims: “Australia is the only vegetated continent lacking land tortoises. Terrestrial testudines didn’t reach Australia because this...
by BioEdge | Jun 15, 2020 | Biobullets
Santiago Atienza A counterargument to countershading www.kelpiegallery.com Prof. Mumblebard claims: “Although various wild members of the dog family could theoretically have been selectively bred to produce the domestic dog, the fact is that only the wolf, pictured...
by BioEdge | Jun 15, 2020 | Biobullets
The absence of gopher-like mammals in Australia is not owing to genetic constraints because this continent has produced moles and fossorial large herbivores from marsupial stock, and an amphibious carnivore from rodent stock (rakali, image source: Wikipedia Commons)....
by BioEdge | Jun 15, 2020 | Biobullets
The apparent failure of bats to fill empty niches in New Zealand is owing to the ecological unsuitability of these islands for mammals. Prof. Mumblebard claims: “Bats didn’t evolve to fill flying or flightless niches in New Zealand because birds pre-empted them.”...
