tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post5599293445018297752..comments2024-02-29T03:57:00.088-05:00Comments on The Mermaid's Tale: Nut cases, or The Mystery of the Acorn BonanzaAnne Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09212151396672651221noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-89203199405889329682010-10-27T20:23:33.823-04:002010-10-27T20:23:33.823-04:00It's possible that NSF grants could be spent o...It's possible that NSF grants could be spent on more important things, it's true. <br /><br />And the thing is, heavy acorn seasons are not irreproducible results, so it is presumably explicable.Anne Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212151396672651221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-22001069612372628892010-10-27T19:14:08.888-04:002010-10-27T19:14:08.888-04:00Perhaps enough money, time and lab space for a doz...Perhaps enough money, time and lab space for a dozen climate-controlled oak forests could eventually produce some reproducible probabilistic results of acorn harvests that might crack this nut mystery. But I suppose that NSF grants could be spent on more important things. Anyway, for example, bird migrations might be a critical factor that cannot be reproduced in any oak forest lab.James Goetzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02412501436355228925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-44523352190048324942010-10-27T13:49:27.684-04:002010-10-27T13:49:27.684-04:00Thanks, Holly. And I'm glad you expanded the ...Thanks, Holly. And I'm glad you expanded the range in which broader perspectives are needed!Anne Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212151396672651221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-52175884057572399112010-10-27T13:27:31.389-04:002010-10-27T13:27:31.389-04:00AWESOME!! I love this post.
And yes, ecological ...AWESOME!! I love this post. <br /><br />And yes, ecological perspectives are greatly (and often sorely) needed throughout all evolutionary studies.Holly Dunsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05260104967932801186noreply@blogger.com