DHIGGINS@vax1.tcd.ie (Des Higgins) (05/12/89)
This bulletin board has only being going for a couple of weeks and every day I get 2 or 3 messages from people worried about what population biology is. What an auspicious start. Maybe I can help. Population biology is the study of populations. Is nobody out there interested in gene frequencies, molecular evolution, density dependant selection? Des Higgins, Genetics, TCD, Dublin 2 Ireland dhiggins@vax1.tcd.ie
LYNCH89@irlearn.bitnet (John Lynch) (05/16/89)
Although Des is right (as a fellow Irishman I have to agree with him :))
his view is rather simplistic .... saying that PB is the study of
populations is like saying painters use paint ... true but not very
helpful, also rather tautological.
john