Rapid evolution within single crop-growing season increases insect pest numbers

Monday, August 15, 2011 - 13:30 in Biology & Nature

New research by scientists at the University of California, Riverside shows that evolution – genetic changes in populations over time – can occur so rapidly in organisms that its impact on population numbers and other aspects of biology can be seen within just a few generations.

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