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chris_harper2
at Mon Sep 13 12:58:29 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by chris_harper2 ]
>>Homoplasic traits are a bit different from analagous traits. I believe homoplasic traits can evolve from pre-exisisting traits that evoloved in parallel (snake teeth in this example) but are homoplasic because the trait had more than one origin.
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>>I should probably stop here before I get in over my head
Upon further review I do think the above paragraph is incorrect. I did some reading online and it sounds as if analagous traits and homoplasic traits are generally considered synonyms.
I'll try to look into this further and repost.
Regardless, my exampled of rear-fanged dentition still seems to be a clear example of convergence in snakes.
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1.1 Gonyosoma oxycephala - (Silver/Yellow)
3.4 Gonyosoma oxycephala - (Green)
2.1 Gonyosoma janseni - (Black)
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upon further review... - chris_harper2, Mon Sep 13 12:58:29 2004