At 06:37 2000-04-06 -0500, Amadeus wrote: >But this can result in a lasting change *only* if for a long time >the ascorbate supply from food is constantely high. >Because you need the time that all other individuals of the species >need the time to die off. But if this happens during a population bottleneck, when food is scarce, but still contain vitamin C, this need not be for very long. - Hans