Indeed, I was unable to find any evidence whatsoever of the occurrence of a drastic evolutionary acceleration and genetic reconstruction in widespread, populous species. Ernst Mayr accelerationdrasticevidence Change image and share on social
New gene pools are generated in every generation, and evolution takes place because the successful individuals produced by these gene pools give rise to the next generation. Ernst Mayr evolutiongenegenerate Change image and share on social
I did not claim that speciation occurs only in founder populations. Ernst Mayr claimfounderoccur Change image and share on social
Evolution thus is merely contingent on certain processes articulated by Darwin: variation and selection. Ernst Mayr articulatecontingentdarwin Change image and share on social
