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Geological Quote of the Week - Bird Frisbee
Source info:
| Author: | Jim Lehane |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2013-04-26 21:51:00 |
| Blog: | The Geology P.A.G.E.  |
| URL: | http://jazinator.blogspot.com/2013/04/geological-quote-of-week-bird-frisbee.html |
Summary:
This quote is from a book about evolutionary convergence."Continuing work has shown that the resolution of oilbirds' echolocation is rather crude, at least when it comes to avoiding discs deliberately suspended in their flight path."This just makes me of scientists throwing disks at birds and watching them crash.Morris, S.C., 2003, Life's Solution: Inevitable Humans in a Lonely Universe: Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.And as always you can check out my other Geological Quotes at my website HERE.Content analysis:
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | BR | -14.2429 | -54.3878 |
| Cambridge University | GB | 52.2052 | 0.11779 |
| Morris | US | 40.8672 | -74.5774 |
| Santa Catarina | BR | -27.6529 | -51.1505 |
Keywords:
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