Nikhil, my dear chap,: What do you mean, "discovered"? Humans have discovered a whole bunch of speceis in the last thirty years. The Chaco peccary, the Vu Quang ox, the suntailed guenon,. a new kind of dolphin, etc....
Did they speciate during this time? No. We just found them for the first time. (sigh, good grief)
: Plenty of new species have originated within recorded hsitory as well. The red wolf, a new species, was formed by hybridization bwteen th egray wlf and the coyote. Cichlids have speciated liek crazy in teh Rift Valley lakes. Speciation is going on right now.
Hybridization is not speciation. It is simply a mixing of two gene pools. (Again, sigh)
Any more gems?
In His Grace.
Robert
None.
