Quote of the Day #01

Genetic variation is the raw material for evolutionary change (Frankel & Soulé, 1981). Genetic variation allows populations to evolve in response to environmental change, whether that be new/changed diseases, parasites, predators and competitors, or greenhouse warming, ozone layer depletions, or other results of pollution, Pre-existing genetic variation is critical for short-term evolutionary change (Ayala, 1965; R. Frankham, E. Lowe, M. E. Montgomery, L. M. Woodworth, & D. A. Briscoe, unpublished data) as the waiting times for new favourable mutations are high unless population sizes are very large. The IUCN (World Conservation Union) has recognized genetic diversity as one of three levels of biological diversity requiring conservation (McNeely et a!., 1990).

The Genetical Society of Great Britain, Heredity, 78, 311—327.

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The new way I'll blog now for my exploratory/guiding trips:

- Part (I) of the trip will be a checklist of the items we seen, even the commonones, the interesting ones will be highlighted in RED, according to their habitat.
- Part (II) of the trip will be a photograph collection of the interesting/notable/new creatures that we found on the way.
- Scientific names will be Italicised and in brackets next to the common name.
- Questionable IDs will have a tag like this: (ID?)

That way, I'll learn more (I think) haha. :)