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Letter: Letter

Published 16 February 2002

From Alan Chattaway

Nominative determinism was clearly at work in Ava Chase’s study showing that
carp distinguish between classical music and blues
(19 January, p 24). Surely
it’s no accident that the fish recognised blues tunes by John Lee Hooker and
Muddy Waters?

Surrey, British Columbia

Issue no. 2330 published 16 February 2002

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