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This is really neat, but isn't it odd that this trait evolved in fish given that other modes of detection are effective underwater?
by jpwagner 14y ago
This is really neat, but isn't it odd that this trait evolved in fish given that other modes of detection are effective underwater?
- tsieling 14y agoTraits evolve under pressure that is local to an environment and the interactions between species that inhabit it. If there were no predators of this fish that used echolocation or another method, then this trait is sufficient to survive and thrive. Evolution is haphazard and almost completely circumstantial, so the shortest answer is, because it didn't have to.