When biologists do math...

[Dmmetler]

DD was inspired by the trig they did in her ACT camp today. In her own way, of course.

 

http://allissnakes.blogspot.com/2016/06/polygons-in-order-triangliaan.html

[raptor_dad]

This whole view seems antiquated. I thought both molecular studies and fossil finds had shown that Anologia irrationalis had clearly emerged during the late Quadrilateral period as a symbiont with the prolific "Square Explosion". This would clearly make them a basal species to both the Nonaginta and Aequipa lineages. Admittedly the history of equilateral triangles is still in dispute ;)

[ThoughtfulMama]

As a biologist, I love this.  She has great tongue-in-cheek humor!

 

 

[Dmmetler]

This whole view seems antiquated. I thought both molecular studies and fossil finds had shown that Anologia irrationalis had clearly emerged during the late Quadrilateral period as a symbiont with the prolific "Square Explosion". This would clearly make them a basal species to both the Nonaginta and Aequipa lineages. Admittedly the history of equilateral triangles is still in dispute ;)

Raptor Dad-DD loved your comment. As she put it, it's not a REAL taxonomy paper until people argue over it :)

Edited June 9, 2016 by dmmetler

[raptor_dad]

Last night our read aloud for ds9 was the section of Bryson's "Short History of Nearly Everything" about Woese and Mayr's dispute over Archaea and Domains... made me think of this post and your post on the HS board about advances in phylogeny vs old textbooks.

[Targhee]

Love this - especially the wild scalene!