tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post7707121822694466700..comments2024-01-06T05:34:00.027-06:00Comments on Blog Meridian: A stretch of river XL: Wood Ducks and their cold feetJohn B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06358811061653958120noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-44406592878015443702007-05-31T06:42:00.000-05:002007-05-31T06:42:00.000-05:00Winston,I think I'm a more-successful observer of ...Winston,<BR/>I think I'm a more-successful observer of shopping-carts, personally. But thank you, though.John B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06358811061653958120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-86118594967570942922007-05-31T06:36:00.000-05:002007-05-31T06:36:00.000-05:00John, your scope and reach never cease to amaze! N...John, your scope and reach never cease to amaze! Now it's JohnB the naturalist and bird watcher. Can't help with the Aix question...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-17014615279141257702007-05-30T20:44:00.000-05:002007-05-30T20:44:00.000-05:00Pam,I'm glad you came by to comment on this post. ...Pam,<BR/>I'm glad you came by to comment on this post. I know enough to know that genome-sequencing is going to reshape taxonomical systems--and that's all I know. So thanks for the anecdote.<BR/><BR/>It seems odd to sort sub-families not by physical attributes but by feeding behaviors. But then again, in the old days there were only so many ways to make distinctions between/among species thatJohn B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06358811061653958120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-9590906021130727532007-05-30T20:29:00.000-05:002007-05-30T20:29:00.000-05:00Our ability to rapidly (in a relative sense) seque...Our ability to rapidly (in a relative sense) sequence the genome of organisms has turned traditional taxonomy upside down - practical, phenotypic traits that we used to classify organisms together have proved misleading from a genomic perspective - the phylogeny that is emerging is fascinating and I'm guessing that the tree of life that is evolving will be filled with stories. At the most recentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com