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Homing value

Homing value

in a cybernetic system such as homeostasis, that value of a trait of interest that the restorative forces are directed towards maintaining.


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Only Two Islanders

A very strong homing pidgeon.

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by Elen
Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:11 pm
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Only Two Islanders
Replies: 87
Views: 6184

Life Science

... in birds only some species such as pigeons can do this, but can all fishes? What if you used a different species of fish that also exhibits homing behavior such as salmon? You can also take a similar line of reasoning for types of magnets, and how you used the magnets.

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by mith
Sat Dec 15, 2007 9:06 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Life Science
Replies: 29
Views: 1934

Insects attracted to light

... that light bulb because the light build is so small the angle of the rays from the bulb changes as the insect flies around it, thus causing the homing behavior that many insects exhibit towards lightbulbs

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by flint
Thu Sep 14, 2006 6:20 pm
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Insects attracted to light
Replies: 9
Views: 12054

TamTamL

... at it's best....how bout just filling in the stealth virus with any number of diseases or virus' and is carried right to you like a friggen' homing pigeon. Certain people targeted? How did they get their list of names - Govt. felt we might need some modification in our "behavior"???? ...

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by Maggie Mae
Tue Mar 07, 2006 12:07 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Morgellon's or ..........flies, or .......
Replies: 172
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Deep Sea Fauna

... longest tentacles, which severed during its struggle. The photo sequence, taken off Japan's Ogasawara Islands in September 2004, shows the squid homing in on the baited line and enveloping it in "a ball of tentacles."

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by David George
Mon Mar 06, 2006 8:56 am
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Deep Sea Fauna
Replies: 7
Views: 1918


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