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FR
at Mon Jan 31 10:07:49 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by FR ]
The reason I say this is, you said, "they are adapting very well". The reality is, they are not adapting at all. They are the same monitor as they always were, they have found conditions that are included in their design.
You go on to say, they are found in disturbed habitat, trash piles, rubbish, etc, this is man made, disturbed habitat. Monitors thu out their natural range have shown the ability to successfully occupy man made disturbed habitat.
Back to adapt, that would mean they have "changed" to help fit the new habitat. While if they are left to stay in a new habitat I am sure they would adapt. But to adapt would mean they did something like, changed tooth structure to accomadate a new food source. Or, changed body structure to exsist in a new different habitat. Or even changed color and pattern(must be radical) like became striped or something. Do you see what I mean. If they have not changed, then they have not adapted. They are merely utilizing a new area with conditions they already know how to use.
This also goes for behavior, if they radically changed behavior, then that would be behavioral adaption. But did they do that? Did the niles become non-aquatic? did they become something other then their natural design? At this time, I don't think they adapted at all. They just fit in a general disturbed habitat. Thanks for thinking about it. FR
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RE: I do not believe, you are to accurate with your thoughts - FR, Mon Jan 31 10:07:49 2005