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Evolution
Of or pertaining to the change in the genetic composition of a population during successive generations, as a result of natural selection acting on the genetic variation among individuals, and resulting in the development of new species.
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Evolution
Lennart Nilsson
Archaeology; Evolution
A Swedish photographer who began as a photojournalist, Nilsson soon began exploring new techniques such as the use of endoscopes and electron microscopes to photograph the inner mysteries of the ...
Cholera
Archaeology; Evolution
An acute infectious disease of the small intestine, caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae which is transmitted in drinking water contaminated by faeces of a patient. After an incubation period of ...
Intelligence quotient (IQ)
Archaeology; Evolution
Usually defined as the mental age of an individual (as measured by standardised tests) divided by his or her real age and multiplied by 100. This formulation establishes the average IQ as 100. The ...
Jean Lamarck
Archaeology; Evolution
An 18th-century naturalist, zoologist, and botanist noted for his study and classification of invertebrates, as well as his evolutionary theories. He travelled extensively throughout Europe and was ...
Coelacanth
Archaeology; Evolution
Although long thought to have gone extinct about 65 million years ago, one of these deep-water, lungless fish was caught in the 1930s. Others have since been caught and filmed in their natural ...
John Endler
Archaeology; Evolution
A zoologist and professor with interests in evolution and how it affects geographic variation. His current research focuses on guppies (Poecilia reticulata) in their natural habitat, and how visual ...
Lyell's notion of gradual change
Archaeology; Evolution
Also called uniformitarianism, Lyell's notion was that Earth has been shaped by the same forces and processes that operate today, acting continuously over very long periods of time. For example, the ...
