Re: White meat

[Phil Bigelow <bigelowp@juno.com>]

I'm a grouse hunter, and I can assure you that even a wild _Bonasa
umbellus_ has a pretty good "chest rack".

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On Wed, 23 Nov 2005 13:43:48 -0800 "T. Michael Keesey" <keesey@gmail.com>
writes:
> On 11/23/05, Phil Bigelow <bigelowp@juno.com> wrote:
> >
> > No, I'm not referring to a Klu Klux Klan BBQ.  I'm asking about 
> white
> > muscular tissue in avians.  Galliformes are, in general, rather 
> poor
> > fliers, yet they tend to have the largest amount of white muscular 
> tissue
> > on their breasts and wings.
> >
> > Why is this feature so characteristic of Galliformes and rather
> > diminished in many other avian lineages?
> 
> I'm sure there's more to it than this, but I think I fair chunk of 
> the
> answer is probably, "Because people tend to like white meat." In 
> other
> words, artificial selection (although I'll take a thigh or 
> drumstick,
> myself).
> 
> Happy (American) Thanksgiving!
> --
> Mike Keesey
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> 
> 


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