Hi
Darwin did write a wonderful book on worms (and books on many other
topics) that should be required reading for all people wanting to
emulate his great mind. He even describes some tests of worm's
perceptual abilities based on research conducted in his study. The
essential question was whether worms pull the narrowest part of leaves
into their holes on cold nights by trial and error or by first feeling
out the narrowest point.
Jim
I am skeptical to apply any type of conditioning principles to
worms and other small
organisms.For one thing worms secrete pheronomes that are important in
their navigation,
Actually ants leave all types of fumic acid in their trails.And what we may
perceive as animal intelligence could really be fixed action patterns to
various pheronomic stimuli.I used to study those maze learning
experiments.No one ever thought that a rewarded rat leaves a different scent
along the pathway than a non-rewarded one. Come on "First feeling out the
narrowest point".
Did Darwin go through any type of peer review process?
Michael"omnicentric" Sylvester,PhD
Daytona Beach,Florida
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