20 SEP 2011 by ideonexus
Resistance to Insecticides and Herbicides as Evolution
Still other species have adapted via selection to human-caused changes in their environment. Insects have become resistant to DDT and other pesticides, plants have adapted to herbicides, and fungi, worms, and algae have evolved resistance to heavy metals that have polluted their environment. There almost always seem to be a few individuals with lucky mutations that allow them to survive and reproduce, quickly evolving a sensitive population into a resistant one. We can then make a reasonable ...Folksonomies: evolution resistance
Folksonomies: evolution resistance
If plants and insects can evolve resistance to these human-induced selective pressures, then we may assume they evolve to other natural environmental pressures as well.