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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Barry Kreiswirth

Archaeology; Evolution

Director of the Public Health Research Institute TB centre in New York, Dr. Kreiswirth uses DNA fingerprinting to study the evolution of antibiotic resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the ...

Parthenogenesis

Archaeology; Evolution

Development from an egg cell that has not been fertilized. The term for a certain form of asexual reproduction that is found in some lizards, insects (notably among aphids), and certain other ...

Sean Carroll

Archaeology; Evolution

Developmental geneticist with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. From the large-scale changes that distinguish major animal groups to the finely ...

Monogamy

Archaeology; Evolution

A reproductive strategy in which one male and one female mate and reproduce exclusively with each other. Contrast with polygyny and polyandry.

Polyandry

Archaeology; Evolution

A reproductive system in which one female mates with many males. Seahorses and jacanas are examples of polyandrous species, which are less common than monogamous or polygynous species.

Stephen Jay Gould

Archaeology; Evolution

A professor of geology and zoology at Harvard University since 1967. A palaeontologist and an evolutionary biologist, he teaches geology and the history of science, as well. With others, he has ...

Richard J. Herrnstein

Archaeology; Evolution

A professor of psychology and an author of notable books on intelligence and crime. He has primarily done research on human and animal motivational and learning processes. His books include ...