Aardvark approach, definition

Aardvark approach, definition
"This is the sort of problem that biology graduate students often end up tackling; it's known as the aardvark approach. ("Nobody's looked at digestive enzymes/ the genetics of eye color/ parental care in the aardvark," says the supervisor to her new student in need of a research project, "Why not do that?""(John Whitfield, "In the beat of a hart: Life, energy, and the unity of nature. London: Conville & Walsh. 2006:100).

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