> WM:-
> The amount of drift will vary inversely with population size - but if you
> want an arbitrary figure, a "small population" is on the order of 100
> individuals. This may seem very small for many species, but there are a
> number of factors, including inbreeding and the percentage of the total
> population that is actively breeding at a given point in time, that keep
> the "effective population size" much lower than the total population
> size. Wilson in "Sociobiology", which should be available at even a
> mediocre library or bookstore,  gives a good review of this question. If
> you have access to a good library or bookstore  you can probably find
> much better and more recent references, and I am sure there are good
> references available on the web with some searching.

JE:-
Does Dr Morse agree or disagree that
allowing genetic drift as valid "evolution"
i.e. not restricting it to only mean temporal
variation, reduces evolutionary theory to
the status of an "iron man" theory?
Evolutionry theory now becomes irrefutable just
like creationism and like creationism evolutionary
theory cannot even meet a Popperian minimum
standard.

If you disagree please explain why this
is not the case. If you agree please provide
your justification for this Neo Darwinistic
act of destruction.



Regards,

John Edser
Independent Researcher

PO Box 266
Church Pt
NSW 2105
Australia

edser{at}tpg.com.au
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