Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 18:39:06 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Bill Ellis Subject: Re: Human intervention In-Reply-To: <000601c3bf1e$208ad780$6eeffea9@u5r8w9> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I think one can safely conclude that any gene for aberrant migratory behavior that causes late departures for warmer climates is doomed to die out, unless accompanied by genes for cold adaptation as well. Bill Ellis Chemist, not Geneticist -----Original Message----- From: Gerald Tarbell Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 8:04 AM Could Maurice and/or Bob or anyone with a knowledgeable opinion ring in on the probability that our two SI hummers could really carry a gene for wandering or aberrant migratory behavior? To some of the rest of us this sounds like a real stretch, but I'm not going to say it's not possible. Even if they do, what is the possibility that the gene could spread through the population with any speed or accuracy? ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================