Comments on: Male bowerbirds use forced perspective architecture to get more sex http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/01/19/male-bowerbirds-use-forced-perspective-architecture-to-get-more-sex/ Dive into the awe-inspiring, beautiful and quirky world of science news with award-winning writer Ed Yong. No previous experience required. Sat, 26 May 2012 10:52:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: George http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/01/19/male-bowerbirds-use-forced-perspective-architecture-to-get-more-sex/comment-page-1/#comment-73436 George Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:44:27 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=6217#comment-73436 Andersson point out in his Nature article that the forced perspective workks opposite to what Kelly and Endler says ...the way its laid out it makes the male look smaller rather than bigger. They also don't use more than half of their data and base their conclusions on 8 bowers which seems strange for a Science article. This may all be a bunch of bunk. Andersson point out in his Nature article that the forced perspective workks opposite to what Kelly and Endler says …the way its laid out it makes the male look smaller rather than bigger. They also don’t use more than half of their data and base their conclusions on 8 bowers which seems strange for a Science article. This may all be a bunch of bunk.

]]> By: Wang-Lo http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/01/19/male-bowerbirds-use-forced-perspective-architecture-to-get-more-sex/comment-page-1/#comment-72256 Wang-Lo Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:38:20 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=6217#comment-72256 Looking through the bower, and trying to see like a bird, my first impression was that I was looking at a bird's nest made of masonry. Surely this would be attractive to an oviparous househunter. It also looks a bit like a stone wall, which would also demonstrate amazing prowess in construction. After all, these creatures cannot shop at Home Depot, and the racket made by power tools would certainly attract predators. -Wang-Lo. Looking through the bower, and trying to see like a bird, my first impression was that I was looking at a bird’s nest made of masonry. Surely this would be attractive to an oviparous househunter. It also looks a bit like a stone wall, which would also demonstrate amazing prowess in construction.

After all, these creatures cannot shop at Home Depot, and the racket made by power tools would certainly attract predators.

-Wang-Lo.

]]> By: IW http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/01/19/male-bowerbirds-use-forced-perspective-architecture-to-get-more-sex/comment-page-1/#comment-72038 IW Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:23:09 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=6217#comment-72038 There seems to be an implicit assumption here that the birds view these things the same way we humans do. What evidence is there, that this is the case? We have binocular vision, the birds do not; has this been taken into account? There seems to be an implicit assumption here that the birds view these things the same way we humans do. What evidence is there, that this is the case? We have binocular vision, the birds do not; has this been taken into account?

]]> By: grandma shirley http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/01/19/male-bowerbirds-use-forced-perspective-architecture-to-get-more-sex/comment-page-1/#comment-71775 grandma shirley Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:31:50 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=6217#comment-71775 Even if we never know why the birds do what they do, it's still fun to speculate. I love science! Even if we never know why the birds do what they do, it’s still fun to speculate. I love science!

]]> By: Dan http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/01/19/male-bowerbirds-use-forced-perspective-architecture-to-get-more-sex/comment-page-1/#comment-71733 Dan Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:16:45 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=6217#comment-71733 Links to video lead to a "This video is private." message. Rats. Links to video lead to a “This video is private.” message. Rats.

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