Tag: birds
Abstract: Lönnig on Darwin’s “Abominable Mystery”
All orders and families of the angiosperms appear abruptly in the fossil record (the same for most lower systematic categories).
Animal Algorithms — Webinar on Thursday with Eric Cassell, Casey Luskin
Charles Darwin conceded that such instincts are “so wonderful” that their origin would strike many as “a difficulty sufficient to overthrow my whole theory.”
Navigational Genius — Not Just for the Birds
While these theories may appear reasonable, given the complexity of the behavior it is unclear how a Darwinian process can be a plausible explanation.
New Book, Animal Algorithms, Spells Fresh Trouble for Darwinism
The book is all about the buzzing, migrating, web-spinning, and colony-building world of ingenious animals.
Listen: Scale-to-Feather Evolution Doesn’t Fly
Giberson and Collins point to the feather as a prime example of a novel feature arising via blind evolution.