How Did It Know?
September 19, 2009 in Uncategorized | Tags: evolution | by jeff
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September 19, 2009 at 10:14 am
Jason
My guess: light.
September 19, 2009 at 10:16 am
Jason
(or just the electricians knew, depending on the age of the tree!)
September 19, 2009 at 1:41 pm
mc
Survivorship bias. What you don’t see are the scores of branches that have been lopped off over the decades.