Indeed, I was unable to find any evidence whatsoever of the occurrence of a drastic evolutionary acceleration and genetic reconstruction in widespread, populous species.

All I claimed was that when a drastic change occurs, it occurs in a relatively small and isolated population.

Most of them are doomed to rapid extinction, but a few may make evolutionary inventions, such as physiological, ecological, or behavioral innovations that give these species improved competitive potential.

Life is simply the reification of the process of living.

Evolution thus is merely contingent on certain processes articulated by Darwin: variation and selection.

The major novelty of my theory was its claim that the most rapid evolutionary change does not occur in widespread, populous species, as claimed by Most geneticists, but in small founder populations.

It seems to me that for Darwin the pulsing of evolutionary rates was a strictly vertical phenomenon.

I did not claim that speciation occurs only in founder populations.

According to the concept of transformational evolution, first clearly articulated by Lamarck, evolution consists of the gradual transformation of organisms from one condition of existence to another.

As a consequence, geneticists described evolution simply as a change in gene frequencies in populations, totally ignoring the fact that evolution consists of the two simultaneous but quite separate phenomena of adaptation and diversification.

Living in an entirely different physical as well as biotic environment, such a population would have unique opportunities to enter new niches and to select novel adaptive pathways.

New gene pools are generated in every generation, and evolution takes place because the successful individuals produced by these gene pools give rise to the next generation.

I had found again and again that the most aberrant population of a species - often having reached species rank, and occasionally classified even as a separate genus - occurred at a peripheral location, indeed usually at the most isolated peripheral location.

Indeed, I was unable to find any evidence whatsoever of the occurrence of a drastic evolutionary acceleration and genetic reconstruction in widespread, populous species.

In those early years in New York when I was a stranger in a big city, it was the companionship and later friendship which I was offered in the Linnean Society that was the most important thing in my life.

In neither his definition nor the examples illustrating what memes are does Dawkins mention anything that would distinguish memes from concepts.

Scientific progress consists in the development of new concepts.

I think every film is made better by having smart music supervision that's really in tune with the spirit of the visual content.

I have a pretty fast metabolism, so I don't really have to worry about getting pudgy. What I try to do when I'm working out is taking in a lot of heavy protein - clean chicken, clean meats.

I love cheeseburgers and chocolate - milk, not dark, and hot chocolate with marshmallows in the winter!

It's tough growing up where I grew up. My family is very small and really tight. Just being around the neighborhood, my brothers were always around. I didn't want to be in any trouble because I knew my mom or brothers would find out. I didn't want to hurt their feelings. I just tried to do everything right.

It is true that the record company are always thinking of new ways to flog New Order to people.

One does not find soulmates.. soulmates happen' unannounced in some turn of this deliciously unpredictable journey called life, often when we are not even groomed for the occasion.

I just feel like there's this illicit thrill in reading other people's mail and spying on their lives.

I love to show off my ability in a nice way.

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.

If you're asking me where my heart and where I'm happy is, I love playing with Tom Brady. I love being coached by Bill Belichick.

Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory.

I don't think I gave 'Wings' its due. I was young. I wanted to light the world on fire.

Exploration is what you do when you dont know what youre doing. Thats what scientists do every day. If a scientist already knew what they were doing they wouldnt be discovering anything because they already knew what they were doing.

If I could drop dead right now, I'd be the happiest man alive.

Some people are doomed from birth because their environment is so toxic.

I grew up in a city, I'm a city person - I go on holiday and I'm bored.

It could safely be said that Iraqis are dying at a faster clip since the American-led invasion and occupation than they did during the last decade of Saddam Hussein's rule.

If I were in a room full of people, I'd rather be the person who is more interesting than the one who is wallpaper.

It's been said that government doesn't create jobs, business does. For the most part, this is true. But government creates the environment in which businesses can excel and expand.

Canada has made a strong commitment as a partner in the International Space Station and, like the other partners, wishes to see the assembly of this unique orbiting laboratory continue.

I've never necessarily chosen to be a bachelor. I've had girlfriends throughout the last 20 or 30 years. It's just that there were times when I met people that fascinated me and times I didn't.

The best car safety device is a rear view mirror with a cop in it.

I have a big responsibility to my licenses. All my licenses draw from and take ideas from the runway.

I'm in the perfect position. It's a sports position and a political position where I can help better the lives of athletes around the world.