Just read this article at Practical Fishkeeping Fish evolve quicker then you think . It made me think about what is a good definition of evolution? and how does it differ from adaptation? does it matter? For many Darwinist and creationist they terms matters a lot and they go to great lengths to specify exactly what they support (or don't). I can imagine that individuals on both side would argue at great length about this particular bit of research. Claiming it is either proof or a mini distraction. Personally this research chiefly makes me question how much things can change in the animal world under what kind of timescale. I can think of at least two examples where speedy adaptation would be a great help to a species survival (not sure how much adaptation would happen before it becomes a new species but that is a secondary point.) i am thinking about polar bears and coral reefs. Both are under ...
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