Rhythm: I'd personally still classify that as a convergence - much like how an optimisation program converges as a result of specified boundaries. Clearly both biological and environmental constraints constitutes these boundaries. Indeed mathematical analysis of natural forms use such basis, and the results never cease to amaze.
In fact it is really on this kind of premises that ornaments such as breasts intrigue me (oh dear! - maybe I am just sub-consciously jealous D: ).
Blanca: Could you expand upon this particular part of your statement "If it's selected." What constitutes selection?
Of course it is irrelevant whether I or any other person should think it is attractive or not (with respects to the process of evolution), but the quest to find out why it is (or rather why it has come about), is one of interest to an inquisitive mind.
For lack of an answer, one might only exclaim it a quirk of evolution through the eyes of a human - till a better explanation comes along.
mediamogul: I think it is very interesting, and if true, could account for a lot of what we see today. Indeed the "catchiness" you so speak of might tie in quite nicely with it. I look forward to hearing more on the matter.
In fact it is really on this kind of premises that ornaments such as breasts intrigue me (oh dear! - maybe I am just sub-consciously jealous D: ).
Blanca: Could you expand upon this particular part of your statement "If it's selected." What constitutes selection?
Of course it is irrelevant whether I or any other person should think it is attractive or not (with respects to the process of evolution), but the quest to find out why it is (or rather why it has come about), is one of interest to an inquisitive mind.
For lack of an answer, one might only exclaim it a quirk of evolution through the eyes of a human - till a better explanation comes along.
mediamogul: I think it is very interesting, and if true, could account for a lot of what we see today. Indeed the "catchiness" you so speak of might tie in quite nicely with it. I look forward to hearing more on the matter.
