>
> we discussed our human interference and its effects on the bees developing
> gentic restiance/tolerance. I have bee wracking my brain for an example,
> we just frankly as I see it don't have a lot of examples of dual path of
> human interference/vs natural selection.
>
An example, Charlie, would be the development of glyphosate-resistant
weeds. They existed in nature, but were rare in the population. Once
humans applied selective pressure, those with alleles for resistance began
to dominate the population.
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Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com
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