"Besides, who says a single instance of natural selection cannot be effective? Remember, natural selection acts upon existing variation. If there are x number of snakes at a locality and n of them have, by chance, the inherited behavior of favoring deep inaccessible crevices, then a single collector acting once (and acting illegally because of his disregard for bag limits) can possibly remove all of the individuals that do not have such behavior."

I can't help but feel we're talking about singular/repeat negative experience that may become a subsequent "inherited behavior" -- maybe I'm reading this incorrectly? Therefore, if imprinting did not happen, how can an "inherited behavior" develop? The wheels are a' spinnin'.....


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Jerry Kruse


"Rrrighttttt . . ." -- Dr. Evil

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