Comment Re:Winter/mud/etc. (Score 1) 652
Sometimes you may want to get out and wipe it off with your thumb. Or hit the car wash.
...Smaller populations drift genetically much faster than large...
But the population needs to be large enough to provide sufficient choice in copulating. Assuming everyone has roughly the same chance of reaching maturity, it is the choice in selecting a mate that drives genetic drift.
(Slashdotters may not be a good group for discussing choice of mate. Sorry guys.)
Math is like love -- a simple idea but it can get complicated. -- R. Drabek