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But remember that good for the individual isn't always good for the species (!)
Beryl

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>Good point David. Evolution doesn't care  about survival beyond 
>reproductive age.
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>Martin
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>>There is a wonderful cartoon book on evolution, called the Sandwalk
>>Adventures (http://www.jayhosler.com/Sandwalk.html) that I just received
>>after months on back-order at Amazon.  In the lengthy end notes there is
>>an excellent discussion on fitness.  The author, Jay Hosler, a biology
>>professor at Juniata College in PA reminds his readers that fitness is
>>defined only by how many offspring you have.
>>
>>Dave Smith, Da Vinci Discovery Center
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>>Speaking of semantics, I am struck by the drift of the word "fit" (as
>>in survival of the fittest).  It now synonymous with buff, or tough,
>>or strong.  As I understand it, the original meaning (not from
>>Darwin, but from Malthus? I think) was those qualities which make the
>>organism most "fit" the environment.   Does that seem right?
>>
>>Eric Siegel
>>Executive VP
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>>NY Hall of Science
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