Evolution: development of flying not understood (Introduction)

by dhw, Thursday, October 25, 2018, 11:08 (2004 days ago) @ David Turell

DAVID: Flying is done differently in bats, in birds and in insects indicating it appeared at different times in different ways and represents the concept of 'convergence', which in some minds is another word for design.

In other minds, convergence simply means that different organisms find similar solutions when faced with similar problems.