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Re: The Papers That Ate Cincinnati

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From: John Conway <john.a.conway@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 04 May 2007 21:21:25 +0100
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T. Michael Keesey wrote:

The apomorphy *is* the behavior.

Ah, I didn't know behaviour could count as an apomorphy (you know, the _morphy_ part). I admit I haven't read the phylocode.

So, would a definition like "powered flight in /Passer domesticus/ and all its descendants" be okay? I'd vote for that!

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