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Fig wasp sex ratios show that not all of nature is by design

By Jaco Greeff, Professor in Genetics, University of Pretoria
Jan Willem Helenus Ferguson, Emeritus Professor, University of Pretoria

Assuming that natural selection shapes all animal and plant traits is a false impression. Natural selection is a mindless process.

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