Showing posts with label Convergent Evolution. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Convergent Evolution. Show all posts

8/21/10

A nice example of convergent evolution? Not so fast....

 Puffer fish toxins probably come from their diet, and remarkably, pufferfish have gene mutations that make them resistant to the effects of the toxins. Furthermore, other species, like snakes, have evolved resistance to these toxins!

Article in the NYTimes

(Image from Wikimedia by Mila Zinkova)