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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Recognition species concept

Archaeology; Evolution

A concept of species according to which a species is a set of organisms that recognise one another as potential mates; they have a shared mate recognition system. Compare with biological species ...

Mimicry

Archaeology; Evolution

A case in which one species looks more or less similar to another species. See Batesian mimicry and Müllerian mimicry.

Ralph Harvey

Archaeology; Evolution

A geologist whose work includes the study of geological processes at a range of scales, from the smallest nanometer to broader-scale interpretations of the history experienced by geological ...

Poisson distribution

Archaeology; Evolution

A frequency distribution for number of events per unit time, when the number of events is determined randomly and the probability of each event is low.

Social Darwinism

Archaeology; Evolution

A doctrine that applies the principles of selection to the structure of society, asserting that social structure is determined by how well people are suited to living conditions.

Francis Galton

Archaeology; Evolution

A cousin of Charles Darwin, Galton was a British explorer and anthropologist. He was known for his studies of human intelligence and later for his work in eugenics (a term he coined), the "science" ...