Evolution

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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Robert FitzRoy

Archaeology; Evolution

Captain of the Beagle, which took Charles Darwin on his famous voyage to South America and around the world. FitzRoy's chief mission on the Beagle was to chart the coast of South America. He also ...

Heritability

Archaeology; Evolution

Broadly, the proportion of variation (more strictly, variance) in a phenotypic character in a population that is due to individual differences in genotypes. Narrowly, it is defined as the proportion ...

Thomas Henry Huxley

Archaeology; Evolution

British intellect, photographer, and contemporary of Darwin. He was the first to apply the theory of natural selection to humanity to explain the course of human evolution.

Adaptation

Archaeology; Evolution

Any heritable characteristic of an organism that improves its ability to survive and reproduce in its environment. Also used to describe the process of genetic change within a population, as ...

Tom Smith

Archaeology; Evolution

An ornithologist and conservation biologist, Smith is executive director of the centre for Tropical Research at San Francisco State University. His work combines basic research in ecology and ...