>
> >Breeding makes use of the mechanisms of evolution (eg adaptation) but it
> is not evolution.


I beg to differ.  Wikipedia defines evolution as: "change in the heritable
characteristics of biological populations over successive generations."

Many species have evolved to better survive in a human-dominated
environment.  That is evolution.

Thus, the response of a population of organisms to human-applied selective
pressure absolutely would also be evolution.  Just because the selection
pressure is not applied by something other than humans does not mean that
it is not evolution.

>You sound like a proselytizer here.
>

A proselytizer tries to convert people to their beliefs.  I don't care what
others choose to believe.  But I do try to discuss biological observations
and well-supported theories.  What I'm seeing in this thread is naysayers
attempting to dispute clear evidence with unsupported arguments.

-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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