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Jeff Schofield
at Wed May 12 19:44:30 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Jeff Schofield ]
No, what set me off is you offering up a sacrificial species with simply NO PROOF. My geography arguement had nothing to do with species specific ranges(current or historical) but of the historical GEOGRAPHY of the area. Things such as water levels and ice ages affect genetic isolation from a common ancestor,rare but not close to impossible. You used "them" first, so I suggest "more" would agree to that theory than any kind of single, random hybridization event.
Is it possible? Yes. That is what I mean by next to impossible, which is much different than "rare". We can all think of "rare" occurances(me letting a scientific arguement go). So stop the small talk and show me some proof of why Fox snakes are derived from a hybrid. Feel free to cite any DNA work or names on papers. "Trust me" doesnt fly with me, sorry.
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