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'explosive' Evolution In Pupfish


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'Explosive' Evolution in Pupfish - Science Daily

ScienceDaily (May 1, 2011) Two groups of small fish, one from a Caribbean island and one from the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico, exhibit some of the fastest rates of evolution known in any organism, according to a new UC Davis study...

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"Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun; so is your crocodile." Lepidus

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I'm wondering if introducing lab-bred fish might corrupt the natural selection process that is driving the wild fish evolution (at least as far as the experiment is concerned). And how would hybrids fit into the equation?

Steve

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