fossilesqueM to Science MemesEnglish · 11 个月前evolutionimagemessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1767arrow-down112
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minus-squareBluesF@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·11 个月前That isn’t the reverse, it’s the same deal - adaptations to one place turn out to be beneficial in another. Also, the desert IS cold at night, no?
minus-squaredejected_warp_core@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·11 个月前Arctic deserts are also a thing (e.g. Iceland). The similarities tell the whole story: Poor access to liquid water Need to insulate body from temperature extremes, wind Food sources are sporadically available at best Need to minimize contact with ground or insulate feet This is not to suggest that polar bears are similarly adapted to the Sahara. Rather, it’s not a huge shift, but it’s still a change.
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 个月前in a similar vein rainforests do not have to be tropical, there are several temperate rainforests in europe of which the southwestern norwegian coast is apparently one
That isn’t the reverse, it’s the same deal - adaptations to one place turn out to be beneficial in another. Also, the desert IS cold at night, no?
Arctic deserts are also a thing (e.g. Iceland). The similarities tell the whole story:
This is not to suggest that polar bears are similarly adapted to the Sahara. Rather, it’s not a huge shift, but it’s still a change.
in a similar vein rainforests do not have to be tropical, there are several temperate rainforests in europe of which the southwestern norwegian coast is apparently one