From Michelle Spaul, Derby, UK
I enjoyed Michael Le Page’s article about fast evolution in scarlet monkeyflowers. But I don’t think we should call this evolution. It risks giving people who deny the need to take action against climate change a further opportunity to misrepresent the science. The article also notes this may be temporary, as the emergence of drought resistance reduces genetic variation. So, I suggest short-term genetic advantage is a more appropriate term than calling it evolution.
