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The "generic" reference to "population bottlenecks" belongs in a extended article about evolution, not necessarily in a free standing article with that title. The term "population bottlenecks" though understood by many within the the field is fairly arcane to the lay public. "Near-Extinction Evolution" states the proposition better. I'd propose that the article could be called "Near-Extinction Evolution Factor". Would that pin the idea down better? The real point of the original film was that complex animals could evolve very fast when they faced extinction as a species due to dangerously small population levels. The mechanism that would lead to further survival was change brought about by the luck of the draw, and randon genetic changes that facilitated longer, or more active, breeding activity by the changed "alpha male", alone, or with a sibling or two with the same new traits. Brown Bears hunting seals in a snowy setting would have better hunting results,
if they blended better with winter "white-out conditions". "Punctuated Equalibrium" is the key context that this concept
nests into, and I have added a link to it.69.226.190.154 06:04, 13 January 2006 (UTC)Reply
