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NL888 Posted 12 years ago
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Plenty of examples are known of animals manipulated into behaving in such a way?
Does "Plenty of examples are known of animals manipulated into behaving in such a way " mean "Plenty of examples of animals are known: these animals are manipulated into behaving in such a way"?
Context:
suggest that colds benefit us. Plenty of examples are known of
animals manipulated into behaving in such a way as to benefit the
transmission of a parasite to its next host. I encapsulated the point
in my 'central theorem of the extended phenotype': 'An animal's
behaviour tends to maximize the survival of the genes "for" that
behaviour, whether or not those genes happen to be in the body of
the particular animal performing it.'
Context:
suggest that colds benefit us. Plenty of examples are known of
animals manipulated into behaving in such a way as to benefit the
transmission of a parasite to its next host. I encapsulated the point
in my 'central theorem of the extended phenotype': 'An animal's
behaviour tends to maximize the survival of the genes "for" that
behaviour, whether or not those genes happen to be in the body of
the particular animal performing it.'
Top answer
"manipulated into behaving in such a way" modifies "animals". So, it is examples of manipulated animals that are known, not examples of animals in general.
- "manipulated into behaving in such a way" modifies "animals".
- So, it is examples of manipulated animals that are known, not examples of animals in general.
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"manipulated into behaving in such a way" modifies "animals". So, it is examples of manipulated animals that are known, not examples of animals in general.
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