Talk:Light moths increased before trees got lighter (Talk.Origins)

I sent a query to Discovery about this matter:

From: Oliver Elphick 

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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 07:06:22 +0000

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Subject: Query re Talk Origins comment on an article of yours

I am a contributor to Creation Wiki ( http://creationwiki.org/ )

In relation to this article commenting on a Talk Origins claim : http://creationwiki.org/%28Talk.Origins%29Light_moths_increased_before_trees_got_lighter

If they are wrong about this, could you please say what the source is for the claim that the population of light-coloured moths increased before the colour of the trunks changed. We can then cite the proper source in our response.

The reply was:

Dear Olly,

Thanks for your e-mail and sorry it took me so long to reply. I’ve seen your site and it looks like it is starting to house a lot of good stuff! In any case, if I understand you correct, you’re asking about whether light-colored moths returned before lichens returned to tree trunks, thus suggesting that the selection factor was not moths on tree trunks. Is that right? If so, I think that the discussion you seek is on pages 148-150 of Icons of Evolution, and the documentation for that section on page 302-303. I’m not supremely familiar with this particular point to know off the top of my head which paper you need to get. If you have Icons, I suggest you read it, check out the papers it cites, and you should find what you’re looking for. If that isn’t enough, let me know and I will see if I can get my hands on those papers for you. Thanks and keep me posted and keep up the great work.

Sincerely,

Casey

So if anyone has Icons, please follow this up. --Oelphick 16:02, 22 February 2007 (EST)